Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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 move will be cost (A)/ the government ₹12,134 crore, (B)/ rail minister Piyush Goyal said (C)/ after a meeting of the (D)/ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
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5e9049cc90613f3f94241a98- 1Atrue
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q:Instruction: Identify the spot of an error in the sentences given below and mark your answer by choosing the suitable alternative.
The teacher, with all his students (a)/ are (b)/ in the class now. (c)/ No error (d)
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5e5f9a69074319409eaababa- 1afalse
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Answer : 2. "b"
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).
Our football team (A)/ comprises of (B) / eleven skilled players. (C) / No error. (D)
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5ddcad38103cc50a8fa58d21- 1Cfalse
- 2Dfalse
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Answer : 4. "B"
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Q: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
And, indeed, there was/ hardly picture in Rome I was unable/ to reattribute to its rightful owner.
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64479f0bcd6ea382cf823335- 1to reattribute to its rightful owner.false
- 2No errorfalse
- 3And, indeed, there wasfalse
- 4hardly picture in Rome I was unabletrue
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Answer : 4. "hardly picture in Rome I was unable"
Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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 (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
WPI might have turned negative primarily (1)/ due to a steep decline in the prices (2)/ of non - food articles (3)/ raising vegetable prices keep food articles firm during this month. (4) / No error (5).
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5e35564ab250957261690625- 11false
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Answer : 4. "4"
Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
They have been living in Boston from ten years.
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5f1a65878ae6514e222bec67- 1in Bostonfalse
- 2been livingfalse
- 3They havefalse
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Answer : 4. "from ten years"
Q: In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
With food granaries overflowing, the Government is looking to liquidate his grain stock to prevent damage.
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60c1dd63590e633a7d3c6bc0- 1With food granaries overflowingfalse
- 2the Government is lookingfalse
- 3to liquidate his grain stocktrue
- 4to prevent damagefalse
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Answer : 3. "to liquidate his grain stock"
Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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 (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
In a country currently there is (1)/ absolute no shortage in fact (2)/ there is an abundance of pilots holding (3)/ a valid license but unable to find a job. (4) / No error (5).
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5e35560ab2509572616902ec- 11false
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