Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
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642245487ac9a186e4d37fea- 1that it takes somefalse
- 2If you plant a seedfalse
- 3you will be noticedtrue
- 4time to growfalse
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Answer : 3. "you will be noticed"
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.
When I went there (1)/ Charles is playing (2) / a game of chess.(3) / No error (4)
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63aad296e541fa7a0123fcd1- 11false
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Answer : 2. "2"
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.
Nine-tenths (1)/ of the pillar (2)/ have rotted away.(3)/No error (4).
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6308bc02e748b351c5e2aa08- 11false
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Answer : 3. "3"
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.
He is a university professor (1)/ but of his three sons (2)/ neither has any merit. (3)/ No error (4)
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6308b17b162483314a383e73- 11false
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Answer : 3. "3"
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.
I saw him (1)/a couple of times (2)/ since May(3). /No error (4)
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6527b6dcceb554283fccff69- 11true
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
have seen will replace saw because – Since (Prep.) : from a time in the past until a later past time, or until now, used with the Present Perfect or Past Perfect Tense. Look at the examples given below : She has been off work since Tuesday. He has been working in a bank since leaving school. Hence, I have seen him is the right usage.
Q: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I asked Dhruv / when he has plan / to settle / the dues.
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62fe45ba047feb07926be95a- 1when he has plantrue
- 2I asked Dhruvfalse
- 3the duesfalse
- 4to settlefalse
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Answer : 1. "when he has plan"
Q: Read the following sentence and determine whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is error-free, then select ‘No Error’ as your answer.
As these books on science are (A)/ published only in English, (B)/ we seldom or ever (C)/ find them in regional languages. (D)
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64d4c5c6bd50dd8e2e11a17e- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying was made.
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645cd83e0827e80a9f800b32He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying was made.
- 1excused by the teacherfalse
- 2for bullying was madefalse
- 3by the time a formal complaintfalse
- 4He has beentrue
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