Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

But this immortality / will have purchased / at the price of / his immortal part.

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    will have purchased
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    at the price of
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    his immortal part
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    But this immortality
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "will have purchased "

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Answer : 2. "2"

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Answer : 3. "3"

Q:

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

This book is different than that.

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    This book
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    is different
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    than that
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "than that"
Explanation :

Different from is right situation.

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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

at will replace by because – Shocked always agrees with at (Prep.) at is used with Adjectives for showing the cause of something. Look at the examples given below : They were impatient at the delay. She was delighted at the result. Here, shocked is the Adj. and it is indicating the Cause (reason) of the actress’s shock. Hence, at the news of her dog’s death is the right usage

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