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 (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
- 22false
- 33true
- 44false
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Answer : 3. "3"
Q:Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors, select 'No error' as your answer.
I believe I deserve (A)/ some amount of respect (B)/ in the work sphere as I am (C)/ more senior than you in service. (D)/ No error (E)
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64e345aede1aa1b70fd1a520- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Judy solved the difficult problem by her own without anyone’s help.
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643fce541ce944a93eaff3d9Judy solved the difficult problem by her own without anyone’s help.
- 1without anyone’s helpfalse
- 2by her owntrue
- 3Judy solvedfalse
- 4the difficult problemfalse
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Answer : 2. "by her own "
Q: In the given sentence, one word may have been incorrectly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ as your answer.
The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.
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6479db8f88eeb54769295767The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.
- 1erronousfalse
- 2No errortrue
- 3eronneousfalse
- 4errauneousfalse
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Answer : 2. "No error"
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
Elizabeth beat her rival with the gold medal in the 2021 summer Olympics.
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6435118c1ce944a93e999c67Elizabeth beat her rival with the gold medal in the 2021 summer Olympics.
- 1with the gold medal in thetrue
- 22021 summer Olympicsfalse
- 3Elizabeth beat her rivalfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "with the gold medal in the "
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After / a long and fun-filled day, / the children / slept themselves peacefully.
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6450e1f9223d4c08a7da5f00After / a long and fun-filled day, / the children / slept themselves peacefully.
- 1a long and fun-filled dayfalse
- 2slept themselves peacefullytrue
- 3the childrenfalse
- 4Afterfalse
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Answer : 2. "slept themselves peacefully"
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.
We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.
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64901a32bf323e479ac4baa6- 1and some convenience on a moderate pricetrue
- 2want a large housefalse
- 3We don't reallyfalse
- 4we are looking for some comfortfalse
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Answer : 1. "and some convenience on a moderate price"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "and some convenience at a moderate price." The preposition "on" should be replaced with "at."
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
They could be pass their exams if they studied harder.
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643d43a232185cce373f4a23- 1if theyfalse
- 2studied harderfalse
- 3They could betrue
- 4pass their examsfalse
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