Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Every teacher and Every clerk (a) / were absent (b) / from the campus.(c)/ No error (D).
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6034c9f599cf122fb92fedf9- 1(a)false
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Answer : 2. "(b)"
Q:Direction: - In the question read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. the error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Many a man (A)/ have come to India from Bangladesh (B)/ to live here permanently. (C)/ No error. (D)
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5f325ec2a19eae5979fe0e60- 1Cfalse
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Answer : 4. "B"
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
The power tariff had already (1)/been increased twice in (2)/the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had also (3)/levied additional monthly charges to consumers. (4)/No error (5)
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5e9fdaabc2b6082a96182ef0- 1The power tariff had alreadyfalse
- 2been increased twice infalse
- 3the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had alsofalse
- 4levied additional monthly charges to consumerstrue
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Answer : 4. "levied additional monthly charges to consumers "
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
I found (A) / the two first chapter of the book (B)/ particularly interesting. (C)/No error (D).
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5dd3c162a46476101fbd679f- 1Afalse
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Answer : 3. "B"
Q:Direction: In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct as they are. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, write (d) as the answer.
When I lived in England (a) / it was natural for me (b) / to speak a lot of English. (c) / No error (d)
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63b6eed848c4df54f413ef0c- 1afalse
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Answer : 4. "d"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The military has (a)/left for their positions (b) a few days (c) ago. (d) No error
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Answer : 1. "(a)"
Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.
Can India make it to a leadership position (1)/ or will it be retained the ‘fast train-going-slow’ (2)/ image it always had? (3)/ No error (4)
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6018073d6d6bae40a632d3ed- 11false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Q:The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
It was / the very well-directed film / and we enjoyed it.
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6482f641a33e0f47b779a3b0- 1No errorfalse
- 2the very well-directed filmtrue
- 3and we enjoyed itfalse
- 4It wasfalse
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Answer : 2. "the very well-directed film"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "It was a very well-directed film, and we enjoyed it." The article "a" is needed before "very well-directed film."

