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) The vaccine/ (B) when hit the market/ (C) is dogged by controversy/ (D) No error.
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6322f99ee3985052c811df2e- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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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
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642ac8642b960e1a4193d423- 1eye out for strangersfalse
- 2No errorfalse
- 3Residents should keep anfalse
- 4acting suspecting in their areastrue
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Answer : 4. "acting suspecting in their areas"
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.
Psychiatrists feel that having a knowledge of (A)/ the physical and mental changes that occurs in one's body (B)/ and the reasons behind them (C)/ have become essential for all teenagers. (D)
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64d4c505e0ce5574968b2225- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
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.
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64d0da372a08385b43d86253- 1My bike that has a broken seat is in the garage.false
- 2Older people who are unfamiliar with computer technology often have an aversion to it.false
- 3Pierre turned away with repugnance, and closing his eyes quickly fell back on the carriage seat.false
- 4I like that sweater; however, it only comes in one colour.false
- 5All are correct.true
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Answer : 5. "All are correct."
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.
Visitors (1)/ were not permitted (2)/ entering the park (3)/ after dark. No error (4)
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6527b4989c44d229e70756f6- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
to enter will replace entering because – The to-Infinitive (Main Verb) : functions as a Noun, as Adjective, or an Adverb. In this sentence, permitted to enter, to enter is the direct object, the Noun that receives the action of the Verb (Permitted). To enter refers to a thing being done, or, desired to be done Hence, to enter the park is the right usage.
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.
The actress (1)/was shocked (2)/by the news of her dog’s death (3). /No error (4)
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6527b9c39c44d229e7075ae5- 11false
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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
Q: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I want you to complete this work by two days.
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64cba74c047511ce007bf9b8- 1this workfalse
- 2I want youfalse
- 3to completefalse
- 4by two daystrue
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Answer : 4. "by two days"
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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