Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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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    Even though
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    we are quite different from each other
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    we both loves South Indian delicacies
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    in our food preferences
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Answer : 3. "we both loves South Indian delicacies"

Q:

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

Near 800 million people worldwide lack updated sanitation.

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    updated sanitation.
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    people worldwide lack
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    No error
    Correct
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    Near 800 million
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Answer : 4. "Near 800 million"

Q:

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error

As long as there was corruption in India, there can be no progress.

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    there was corruption
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    As long as
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    in India
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    there can be no progress
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Answer : 1. "there was corruption"

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Answer : 2. "2"

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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    a helpful emotion or a discouraging one
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    The thing about anger
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    No error
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    is that it can either been
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Answer : 4. "is that it can either been"

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.
I was at a party / with some off my / friends in Mumbai.

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    friends in Mumbai
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    with some off my
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    No error
    Correct
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    I was at a party
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Answer : 2. "with some off my "

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Answer : 3. "CAB"

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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

for will replace since because – for (Prep.) indicates a length of time Since (Prep.) indicates a past time until a later time, or until now Look at the examples given below : I have lived in Bangalore for twenty-five years. I had been living in Bangalore since 1964. Hence, for ten years before moving to their present house is the right usage.

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