Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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: 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: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Each one of the children in a nursery class require individual attention.
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64c103a3c3da05b22152d67a- 1in a nursery classfalse
- 2Each onefalse
- 3of the childrenfalse
- 4require individual attentiontrue
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Answer : 4. "require individual attention"
Explanation :
The correct form is "requires individual attention" to match the singular subject "each one."
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Kalpana listens old Hindi film songs every evening at home.
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643fcb6f72ca731a993ff349Kalpana listens old Hindi film songs every evening at home.
- 1every eveningfalse
- 2film songsfalse
- 3Kalpana listens old Hinditrue
- 4at homefalse
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Answer : 3. "Kalpana listens old Hindi "
Q: Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.
There were more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summer.
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6454b34639143d085f40f00a- 1There are more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summerfalse
- 2There were more than thirty delegates who attends the training programme last summer.false
- 3There was more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summerfalse
- 4There were more than thirty delegates who attended the training programme last summer.true
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Answer : 4. "There were more than thirty delegates who attended the training programme last summer."
Q: 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.
One evening of each week (A) / was set apart by him (B) / for the reception of whomsoever (C) / chose to visit him. (D) / No error (E)
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64d4c735d02c5c746bdc9518- 1(A)false
- 2(B)false
- 3(C)true
- 4(D)false
- 5(E)false
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Answer : 3. "(C)"
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: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.
Neither the tunny nor the coral fishery are carried (A)/ on by the Sardinians themselves, who are not (B)/ sailors by nature; the former is in the hands of (C)/ Genoese and the latter of Neapolitans (D)/ No error (E)/.
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64e3446fba543fb757178175- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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