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
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    Four of earliest civilisations
    Correct
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    were located on the banks of
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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."


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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    With food granaries overflowing
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    the Government is looking
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    to liquidate his grain stock
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    to prevent damage
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Answer : 3. "to liquidate his grain stock"

Q:

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

Most of the fresh water lake in India are in the Himalayan region.

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    Most of the
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    in India
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    are in
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    freshwater lake
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Answer : 4. "freshwater lake"

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).

These drugs (A) / have no influence (B) / on the virus. (C) / No error (D)

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    A
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    B
    Correct
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    C
    Correct
    Wrong
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    D
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Answer : 2. "B"

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