Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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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5fd07fce29ce5a3fbe054a06- 1A-Cfalse
- 2B-Dfalse
- 3C-D and A-Bfalse
- 4C-Dtrue
- 5A-Dfalse
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Answer : 4. "C-D"
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.
No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.
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649031f6e8d2170cb3c0dad9- 1get her report cardfalse
- 2with joyfalse
- 3No sooner did Priyafalse
- 4when she started jumpingtrue
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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: 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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64e48f8d60749cb6f2e1ce5b- 1Mary and me should be goingfalse
- 2I and Mary will be goingfalse
- 3Me and Mary will be goingfalse
- 4Mary and I will be goingtrue
- 5No Correction Requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Mary and I will be going"
Q:Direction: In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct as they are. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, write (d) as the answer.
The number of marks carried by each questions (a) / are indicated (b) / at the end of the question. (c) / No error (d)
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63b6eaea61d62119f1a4833f- 1afalse
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Answer : 2. "b"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
Three conditions (1)/ critical for growing (2)/ plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or amount of moisture. (3)/ No error (4).
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6308c1e7e748b351c5e2bcd5- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
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Answer : 3. "3"
Q: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
There was enough evidence to convict him on selling of fake medicines.
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64ccdfe3047511ce008030f8- 1to convict himfalse
- 2fake medicinesfalse
- 3on selling oftrue
- 4There was enough evidencefalse
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Answer : 3. "on selling of"
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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6018020665f04759037e91ec- 11false
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Answer : 3. "3"
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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5fbca79467d8e52df723fb18- 1Afalse
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