Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
The release of Manto (A)/ directed by Nandita Das / and with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead (B)/, is momentous event in the life (C)/ of the great Urdu writer’s family (D).
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5e904a2df681623fa5616b14- 1Afalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
The move will be cost (A)/ the government ₹12,134 crore, (B)/ rail minister Piyush Goyal said (C)/ after a meeting of the (D)/ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
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5e9049cc90613f3f94241a98- 1Atrue
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Ahmad was not only very intelligent (A) / but also very sincere (B) / and would always strand (C) / first in his class. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abec7cbf02e5d98718cfc- 1intelligentfalse
- 2sincerefalse
- 3strandtrue
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Answer : 3. "strand"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Roshni was found (A) / of pets and she was a proud (B) / owner of many unique (C) / animals. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abe66cbf02e5d98718883- 1foundtrue
- 2proudfalse
- 3uniquefalse
- 4animalsfalse
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Answer : 1. "found"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Lucy was working (A) / overtime because (B) / she had to prepare (C) / for an important meating. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abddb7b82aa7479fb4287- 1workingfalse
- 2becausefalse
- 3preparefalse
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Answer : 4. "meating"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Ramesh had an aversion (A) / to alcohol and would (B) / avoid going to partyes (C) / with his friends. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abd5ecbf02e5d98718061- 1aversionfalse
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- 3partyestrue
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Answer : 3. "partyes"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Ronald was very proud (A) / of his new car and would always (B) / be on the lookout for an excuse (C) / to flaunt (D) / it. All correct (E)
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5e8abcf6cbf02e5d98717de1- 1proudfalse
- 2alwaysfalse
- 3excusefalse
- 4flauntfalse
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Answer : 5. "All correct"
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.
Moody’s rating agency says their outlook in the Indian banking was weak but stable/, and said banks have recognised the bulk of legacy problems loans and would start making recoveries from large resolved non-performing loans/, which will help shore up asset quality.
I. Moody’s rating agency has said that their outlook for Indian banking was weak but stable
II. and said banks have recognised the bulk of legacy problems loans and would have started making recoveries from large resolved non-performing loans
III. which will be helping in shore up asset quality
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5e871c44f97f0716b098c3d9I. Moody’s rating agency has said that their outlook for Indian banking was weak but stable
II. and said banks have recognised the bulk of legacy problems loans and would have started making recoveries from large resolved non-performing loans
III. which will be helping in shore up asset quality
- 1I,IIfalse
- 2IIIfalse
- 3Itrue
- 4II,IIIfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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