Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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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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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644b8ddf6842c5ce47cdf617- 1updated sanitation.false
- 2people worldwide lackfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4Near 800 milliontrue
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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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645a1a29f3e813edcc9f2386- 1there was corruptiontrue
- 2As long asfalse
- 3in Indiafalse
- 4there can be no progressfalse
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Answer : 1. "there was corruption"
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
His need for affection (1)/ stem from his (2)/father’s long absence. (3)/ No error (4)
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634013a93de0003a7472990c- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
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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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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: 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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64243da3b34a0b67fc111a5cI was at a party / with some off my / friends in Mumbai.
- 1friends in Mumbaifalse
- 2with some off mytrue
- 3No errorfalse
- 4I was at a partyfalse
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Answer : 2. "with some off my "
Q:In each of the questions given below, three words are given in bold. These three words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the 4 placements of words. Find the correct placement. If the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘5’ as your option.
The blared (A) parlour’s owner night (B) really loud music all tattoo (C) long.
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64d38193bd50dd8e2e0d83dc- 1BCAfalse
- 2ABCfalse
- 3CABtrue
- 4BACfalse
- 5No Rearrangementfalse
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Answer : 3. "CAB"
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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652513b75db74b27f7cdebf0- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
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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.

