Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Credit when used responsibly, can achieve a great number (1)/ of positive things in our lives, such as (2)/ financing and paying of our dream hybrid or college tuition fees. (3)/ No error (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Q:Directions : In each of the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, select No error
Due to his negligence,(1)/ he failed (2)/ in the examination.(3)/ No error (4)
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Answer : 4. "4"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
You must either tell me (1)/ the whole story or, at least (2)/ the first half of it. (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
either will be used after tell me because either — or is the right pair of correlative Conjunction like neither — nor. It shows a relationship between two things or two situations. Either comes after the Verb when the two actions mentioned are similar (they share the same Verb) Either comes before the Verb when the two actions mentioned are different. Look at the examples given below : She wants to play either tennis or volleyball. She wants to either go shopping or relax in the park. Hence, you must tell me either is the right usage.
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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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:Directions : In each of the following questions a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given with four words given in bold in each. Which of the following words should replace each other to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The meaning can be different from the one in question.
The government has (A) tampered with institutions by appointing its own people to positions of (B)authority, and by using the (C) Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax authorities, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the (D)police as bulldozers to flatten out any site of opposition.
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Answer : 4. "C-D"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I shall buy this book if you like it or not.
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Answer : 2. "or not"
Explanation :
The correct form is "I shall buy this book whether you like it or not" instead of "if you like it or not."
Q:Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is ‘No error’ mark (5) as the answer (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
She told her son (1) / to wait in the car (2) / until she does not (3) / return from the shop. (4) No error (5)
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Answer : 3. "3"
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.
Did you baked / the chocolate cake / yourself this time?
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Answer : 1. "Did you baked"
Explanation :
The correct past tense form should be "Did you bake the chocolate cake yourself this time?" The verb "bake" does not need "did" before it.