Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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 (D) i.e. No error.
(A) I have passed / (B) the examination/ (C) two years ago/ (D) No error
699 06322fa1d3f5a4d2dcff63c20
6322fa1d3f5a4d2dcff63c20- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "A"
Q: The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
Residents should keep an / eye out for strangers / acting suspecting in their areas
699 0642ac8642b960e1a4193d423
642ac8642b960e1a4193d423- 1eye out for strangersfalse
- 2No errorfalse
- 3Residents should keep anfalse
- 4acting suspecting in their areastrue
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "acting suspecting in their areas"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
If you plant a seed, / you will be noticed / that it takes some / time to grow.
695 0642245487ac9a186e4d37fea
642245487ac9a186e4d37fea- 1that it takes somefalse
- 2If you plant a seedfalse
- 3you will be noticedtrue
- 4time to growfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "you will be noticed"
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.
Judge in him (1)/ prevailed upon the father (2)/ and he sentenced his son to death. (3)/ No error
686 06308bb6d1ff92f3f9e750698
6308bb6d1ff92f3f9e750698- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "1"
Q:Directions: The following question has four different sentences. Select the most preferable sentence with respect to grammar, meaning, and usage. If all four sentences are correct or all of them are incorrect, mark option 5" as your answer.
Option
686 064d0d96b731f455b25cc4431
64d0d96b731f455b25cc4431- 1He was dressed in black, and had a very pleasant face.true
- 2He, therefore, put the finances in the best order he could, and set himself to mitigate the evil effects to the war by obtaining an early peace.false
- 3I've have a miserable cold for the past week.false
- 4They're afraid which we might aggravate an already bad situation.false
- 5All are incorrectfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. " He was dressed in black, and had a very pleasant face. "
Q:Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
She held something (a) / at her side which (b) / was totally hiding (c) / by the folds of her sari. (d) / No error. (e)
686 064edad7113af0928f852a4f3
64edad7113af0928f852a4f3- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "C"
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
Mother-in-laws (1)/ are (2) / a nuisance.(3) / No error (4)
685 06340036cda15932e53e82e9b
6340036cda15932e53e82e9b- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "1"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts 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 the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
A city dweller finds it difficult (1)/ to pass away the time (2)/ in a village. (3)/ No error. (4)
679 06527b4205db74b27f7d54be9
6527b4205db74b27f7d54be9- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
away will not be used because– to pass away (Phr. V.) : to die; end to pass time : to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for something/someone to pass (Verb) means to move past Look at the examples given below : The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass. They passed the time until dinner talking and playing cards. My aunt passed away last month. The years of famine passed away and were followed by years of prosperity. Hence, to pass the time is the right usage.