Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were located / on the banks of or near large rivers.

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    or near large rivers
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    of the world
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Four of earliest civilisations
    Correct
    Wrong
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    were located on the banks of
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Four of earliest civilisations"
Explanation :

Explanation: The correct phrasing should be "Four of the earliest civilizations." The error is in the placement of the article "the."


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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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    in Boston
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    been living
    Correct
    Wrong
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    They have
    Correct
    Wrong
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    from ten years
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "from ten years"

Q:

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

Shyamalan’s movie ‘The Sixth Sense’ starring Bruce Willis was a great success but doesn’t win all Academy Award as expected.

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    but did win most
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    although it won some
    Correct
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    but didn’t win any
    Correct
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "but didn’t win any"

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

There were floral decorations from display in the city.

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    from display
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    in the city
    Correct
    Wrong
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    There were
    Correct
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    floral decorations
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Answer : 1. "from display"

Q:

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. 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.

The General have ordered that the troops should move immediately.

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    immediately
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    No error
    Correct
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    that the troops should move
    Correct
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    The General have ordered
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "The General have ordered"

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