Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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

If you will bring a letter of introduction, I will consider your request.

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    No substitution
    Correct
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  • 2
    If you bring
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    If you will be bringing
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    If you brings
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "If you bring"

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Answer : 2. "b"

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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).

I shall have to (A)/ with draw from my savings (B)/ to buy a new car.(C)/ No error (D)

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

Q:

Which of the phrases given in the below sentence should replace the word/phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, make ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.

Mary and me will be going to the movies after we're done with the marathon.

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    Mary and me should be going
    Correct
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    I and Mary will be going
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Me and Mary will be going
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Mary and I will be going
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No Correction Required
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Mary and I will be going"

Q:

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

No one were / present when I / entered the hall.

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    present when I
    Correct
    Wrong
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    entered the hall
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No one were
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "No one were"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "No one was present when I entered the hall." The verb "were" should be replaced with "was."

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.

Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai / this summer.

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    to sister’s house
    Correct
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    this summer
    Correct
    Wrong
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    in Mumbai
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Lalitha will go
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "to sister’s house"
Explanation :

The correct possessive form is "Lalitha will go to her sister’s house."

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