Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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.
Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.

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    No error
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    vast quantities of food
    Correct
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    on the refugee camps
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Aid workers have delivered
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "on the refugee camps "

Q:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The reason for visiting Meerut was because my mother needed to be looked after.

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    to be looked after
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    The reason for visiting
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    my mother needed
    Correct
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    was because
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "was because"

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).

One of the books (a) /are (b) /interesting.(c)/No error(d)

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    (a)
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    (b)
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    (c)
    Correct
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    (d)
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "(d)"

Q:

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

We have more then 6 years of experience in field hockey.

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    then 6 years of
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    We have more
    Correct
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    experience in field hockey.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "then 6 years of"

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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

contains will replace contain because – The fifth and final act (Main Subject) is in Singular. Hence, the Verb will also be in Singular as a Verb agrees with its Subject in Number. Singular Subject ® Singular Verb (Main Verb + S) Plural Subject ® Plural Verb (Main Verb without S) Look at the example given below: The great poet and scholar is dead. Here, scholar and poet refer to the same man. So, the Subject is in Singular and the Verb is also in Singular.

Q:

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

Rivers has been of primary importance for human settlements since ancient times.

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    of primary importance
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    Rivers has been
    Correct
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    since ancient times.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    for human settlements
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Answer : 2. "Rivers has been"

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Answer : 3. "3"

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