Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In the following questions, some 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 your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, then your answer is (4) i.e., No error.
“The Arabian Nights” (1) / are indeed (2) / an interesting book. (3) / No error (4)
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63aad185e541fa7a0123fb12- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Q:Directions: In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts I,II and III. For each part a correction statement is also given, you have to determine which part requires correction and select it as your answer.
One of the biggest failure of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture/. Non-numerative farming was leading to distress migration/. Considering the even graver threat climate change poses now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
I. One of the biggest failures of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture.
II. Non- numerative farming has led to distress migration.
III. Considering the even graver threat which climate change pose now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
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5e8719795375e016cf0dc0c8I. One of the biggest failures of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture.
II. Non- numerative farming has led to distress migration.
III. Considering the even graver threat which climate change pose now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
- 1IIfalse
- 2II,IIIfalse
- 3I,IItrue
- 4I,IIIfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "I,II"
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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64c3aee429beb3482a3c69b0- 1to be looked afterfalse
- 2The reason for visitingfalse
- 3my mother neededfalse
- 4was becausetrue
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Answer : 4. "was because"
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: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.
This will explains the decision taken(1)/ to impose a blockade on the country in (2)/ the midst of a crisis. (3)/ No error. (4)
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6019416c65f047590382f536- 11true
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- 33false
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Answer : 1. "1"
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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644a9b286842c5ce47cc1609- 1then 6 years oftrue
- 2We have morefalse
- 3experience in field hockey.false
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "then 6 years of"
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
Millions of Jews lost (1)/ their kith and kin (2)/ in Hitler concentration camps.(3)/ No error (4)
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634002341bfb042f96a121dd- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
- 44false
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Answer : 3. "3"
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."