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.
Public agencies and nonprofit conservation groups is already working to promote conservation.
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64243c065bff3d098d1109e2- 1groups is already workingtrue
- 2Public agencies and nonprofit conservationfalse
- 3to promote conservationfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "groups is already working "
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.
Based on the newspaper reports, (1)/ we can conclude that (2)/ many accidents caused by reckless driving. (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
Subject + Aux. Verb + Main Verb + by + ---
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Many accidents (be) are caused by--------
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(Past Participle)
It is also a general statement, hence, the Aux. Verb will be used in Simple Present Tense.
Hence, many accidents are caused by reckless driving 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.
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.
Computer education (1)/ in universities and colleges (2) leaves much to be desired. (3)/ No error. (4)
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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.
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
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643fc4656d6383d262917b57She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
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- 2you for your helpfalse
- 3She didn’t thankfalse
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Answer : 4. "may have done it"
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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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: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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Answer : 4. "D"
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
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- 3are in thefalse
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