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Answer : 4. "4"

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Identify the part of the sentence that has an error:
Yesterday, while I was outside, my friend has come to my house.

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    Yesterday,
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    while I was outside
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    my friend has come
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    to my house.
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Answer : 3. "my friend has come"

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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.

No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.

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    get her report card
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    with joy
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    No sooner did Priya
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    when she started jumping
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Answer : 4. "when she started jumping"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy." The conjunction "when" should be replaced with "than."

Q:

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

She said that it was 4 o’clock on her watch when she entered.

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    when she entered
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    She said that
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    it was 4 o’clock
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    on her watch
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Answer : 4. "on her watch"

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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).

India and China have agreed (A)/ to cooperate over sourcing (B)/ energy from international markets.(C)/ No error (D)

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    India and China have agreed
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    to cooperate over sourcing
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    energy from international markets
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    No error
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Answer : 2. "to cooperate over sourcing"

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Answer : 4. "D"

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Parts of the following 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 reduced air pressure on airline flights can lessen the amount of oxygen in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent.

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    The reduced air pressure on airline flights
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    No error
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    in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent
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    can lessen the amount of oxygen
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Answer : 3. "in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent"

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Answer : 2. "b"

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