Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
- 1but shefalse
- 2you for your helpfalse
- 3She didn’t thankfalse
- 4may have done ittrue
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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.
You will be prosecuted (1)/ for bringing seeds (2)/ into Australia. ( (3)/ No error. (4)
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652511ae6f662f282de3e503- 11false
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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 are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She has been working with me on this project from two years.
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64c3aad9d3a6d4481ef24477- 1with mefalse
- 2on this projectfalse
- 3She has been workingfalse
- 4from two yearstrue
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Answer : 4. "from two years"
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:Direction: Three statements are given below at A, B and C. There may be some errors in the given statements. Mark the correct statement as the answer. If all the statements are incorrect, mark option E, i.e., "All are incorrect" as the answer.
(A) The minister took full responsibility on the disaster and resigned.
(B) The government have come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.
(C) The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' votes.
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64d9ded690a003851df84e0e(B) The government have come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.
(C) The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' votes.
- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3Only Cfalse
- 4Both A and Cfalse
- 5All are incorrecttrue
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Answer : 5. "All are incorrect"
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Has Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
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64787a914e2d039e7bd311abHas Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
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- 2Hasfalse
- 3anyfalse
- 4worktrue
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Answer : 4. "work"
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.
Our new neighbours (1)/ had been living in Arizona (2)/ since ten years before moving to their present house. (3)/ No error. (4)
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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.
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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644b8ddf6842c5ce47cdf617- 1updated sanitation.false
- 2people worldwide lackfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4Near 800 milliontrue
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