Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Ahmad was not only very intelligent (A) / but also very sincere (B) / and would always strand (C) / first in his class. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abec7cbf02e5d98718cfc- 1intelligentfalse
- 2sincerefalse
- 3strandtrue
- 4classfalse
- 5All correctfalse
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Answer : 3. "strand"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The injustice from the sentence pronounced (a)/ above that great scientist, is (b)/ now evident to us all. (c)/ No error (d).
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5f0d3a78cec10557a8de87fe- 1afalse
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Answer : 2. "b"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Such a behaviour (A) / can easily (B) / cause offence. (C) / No error
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5f337f6a6137a813486002cd- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The weather / is much / more warmer / than it was a few days before.
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649167a34e0960e0546ac66c- 1than it was a few days beforefalse
- 2is muchfalse
- 3The weatherfalse
- 4more warmertrue
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Answer : 4. "more warmer"
Explanation :
The correct form should be "is much warmer" or "is much more warm." "More warmer" is redundant, and either "more" or "much" should be used.
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Unless you don’t obey (1)/ your elder you (2)/ will not succeed in your life. (3)/ No Error (4)
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5ddcf29a39b75a0aaa574f74- 11true
- 22false
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Answer : 1. "1"
Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Since a meeting drew to a close, I realized that people were not really listening to me.
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5f1fcb260540cb2ffb047f62- 1Since a meetingtrue
- 2I realizedfalse
- 3were not reallyfalse
- 4drew to a closefalse
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Answer : 1. "Since a meeting"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
A number of (A)/ stone-pelters has (B)/ risen dramatically.(C)/ No Error (D)
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6114cd459c8721103caa4a32- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Ramesh had an aversion (A) / to alcohol and would (B) / avoid going to partyes (C) / with his friends. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abd5ecbf02e5d98718061- 1aversionfalse
- 2wouldfalse
- 3partyestrue
- 4friendsfalse
- 5All correctfalse
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