Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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: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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Answer : 2. "2"
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
It was really surprising / that the two bosom friends fought / over such a triviale matter / and stopped all communications with each other.
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645b5b5ce67f3b0a568936b1- 1It was really surprisingfalse
- 2over such a triviale mattertrue
- 3and stopped all communications with each otherfalse
- 4that the two bosom friends foughtfalse
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Answer : 2. "over such a triviale matter"
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.
We were looking forward (1)/ to hear news (2)/about the missing fishermen (3)./ No error (4)
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :
He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.
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Phr.V Gerund
He insisted on proof-reading the article again.
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Phr.V Gerund
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.
You will be prosecuted (1)/ for bringing seeds (2)/ into Australia. ( (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
In/from will replace into because – in (Prep.) is used for indicating within a place from (Prep.) is used for indicating source/origin into (Prep.) is used for indicating entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place Look at the examples given below : He walked into the room. The train was coming from Australia. They were bringing drugs in India, for which they were punished. Prosecute (Verb) : to officially charge somebody with a crime in court Hence, in/from Australia is the right usage.
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.
The thing about anger is that it can either been a helpful emotion or a discouraging one.
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64243c6032185cce370daf7b- 1a helpful emotion or a discouraging onefalse
- 2The thing about angerfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4is that it can either beentrue
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Answer : 4. "is that it can either been"
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 patient (1)/ was accompanied (2)/ with his friend. (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
by will replace with because – by (Prep.) is used for indicating the agent/object after a Passive Verb Agent/Object → his friend Passive Verb → accompanied With (Prep.) indicates being in the company of Look at the examples given below : His friend stayed with him in the hospital. He was knocked down by a bus. Hence, by his friend is the right usage.
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
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64522c8af3618908bf5a50ffEven though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
- 1Even thoughfalse
- 2we are quite different from each otherfalse
- 3we both loves South Indian delicaciestrue
- 4in our food preferencesfalse
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