Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A large amount of money he invested were wasted.
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64ca45ec8f85ca715586c3bb- 1A large amountfalse
- 2of moneyfalse
- 3he investedfalse
- 4were wastedtrue
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Answer : 4. "were wasted"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Rehan and Ronit are / good friends and / it don’t matter to them / as to who is wealthier.
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64787d80d0c6d8fd08536ee5Rehan and Ronit are / good friends and / it don’t matter to them / as to who is wealthier.
- 1good friends andfalse
- 2it don’t matter to themtrue
- 3Rehan and Ronit arefalse
- 4as to who is wealthier.false
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Answer : 2. "it don’t matter to them"
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Seeds of mustard plants give us oil, and the leave are used as a vegetable.
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64198db65bff3d098df6219eSeeds of mustard plants give us oil, and the leave are used as a vegetable.
- 1Seeds offalse
- 2as a vegetablefalse
- 3leave are usedtrue
- 4give us oilfalse
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Answer : 3. "leave are used "
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
Madhu lived in Mumbai (1)/ since 1970 to 1985, (2)/ but is now living in Chennai. (3)/ No error (4)
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634014773de0003a74729b95- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
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Answer : 2. "2"
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.
Tea (1)/which I am drinking (2)/ is hot (3). /No error (4)
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6527b7469c44d229e707593a- 11true
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
The will be used before Tea because – Here, we are talking about a particular tea, followed by a Relative Pronoun (which). The sentence can also be written as –
The tea I am drinking is hot (tea-definite) Look at the examples given below : The flowers in her garden are beautiful. (Definite – the ones in her garden)
The flowers (that) are in her
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Rel.pro.
garden are beautiful.
The dog in the backyard is very cute. (Definite-the one in the backyard)
The dog (which) is in the backyard is very cute.
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Rel.pro.
Hence, the tea is the right usage.
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.
The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
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646c7addc899b466f464d2d1The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
- 1gazing longinglyfalse
- 2at the toyfalse
- 3No errortrue
- 4The child wasfalse
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Answer : 3. "No error"
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Last Saturday evening we go to a party.
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643d411801d99786d0edae43- 1Last Saturdayfalse
- 2a partyfalse
- 3evening wefalse
- 4go totrue
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Answer : 4. "go to"
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.
Computer education (1)/ in universities and colleges (2) leaves much to be desired. (3)/ No error. (4)
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65251122a33172285c700086- 11false
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
more will replace much because – more (Adv.) : in addition; to a greater extent (needs to be done/is desired) more → Comparative Degree much →Positive Degree most →Superlative Degree Look at the examples given below : People watch T.V. more than is needed. She needs to be given more time than is allotted. Hence, leaves more to be desired is the right usage.