Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
She is brave than any other girl in the office.
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6435261d1ce944a93e99d29bShe is brave than any other girl in the office.
- 1She is bravetrue
- 2in the officefalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4than any other girlfalse
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Answer : 1. "She is brave "
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: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She had resign / from the / post before / he apologised.
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6450db01223d4c08a7da4760She had resign / from the / post before / he apologised.
- 1She had resigntrue
- 2he apologisedfalse
- 3post beforefalse
- 4from thefalse
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Answer : 1. "She had resign"
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)
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6527b4205db74b27f7d54be9- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
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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.
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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Answer : 3. "They could be"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Most of the / freshwater lake in India / are in the / Himalayan region.
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641b17f89d18d2e8aeffecd4- 1Himalayan regionfalse
- 2Most of thefalse
- 3are in thefalse
- 4freshwater lake in Indiatrue
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Answer : 4. "freshwater lake in India"
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
You should learn to adopt (1)/ yourself to (2)/ changing circumstances.(3)/ No error (4)
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6340047ada15932e53e82fd4- 11true
- 22false
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Answer : 1. "1"
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.)
I declined the invitation (a) / not because I did not (b) / want to go but (c) / because I have no time. (d) / No error (e)
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64edae922e7e7af712cd6f7a- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
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