Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
We are a young country, (1)/ a brash country, a forward (2)/ looking country, and (3)/ true history interest us a lot. (4) / No error (5).
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5e3555305c5cbd20e5923608- 11false
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- 33false
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Answer : 4. "4"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I shall buy this book if you like it or not.
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64b658fb88d5e4f52dd607de- 1this bookfalse
- 2or nottrue
- 3I shall buyfalse
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Answer : 2. "or not"
Explanation :
The correct form is "I shall buy this book whether you like it or not" instead of "if you like it or not."
Q:Directions : In the following question, a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given which is divided into five parts, (A),(B),(C),(D) and (E). Part (E) is fixed and highlighted in BOLD. You have to arrange the other four parts to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence (the meaning can be different from the one given in the question). If no such rearrangement is possible mark (e) as your answer i.e. 'No rearrangement is possible'.
represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, (A) / while Mr. Venugopal said he did not (B) /on Mr. Bhushan, the government, (C)/ want the court to impose any punishment (D) /was of the opposite opinion. (E)
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5fd1a2324ae2934b44f47d47- 1DABCEfalse
- 2BDCAEtrue
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Answer : 2. "BDCAE"
Q:Direction: - In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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 (D). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
It is time you (A) decide on your text (B) course of action (C) No error (D).
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5f28f2d5e3005114abd8f95b- 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).
By arresting the local criminals and encouraging good people (A)/we can end (B)/hostilities of that area. (C)/No error (D)
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5f337d856137a813485ffca7- 1Afalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q: Some of the most (1)/ successful organisations in the world (2)/ uses exploration and plays (3)/ to their continued success and growth (4) / No error (5).
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5eb25b69e2639c4b453933cc- 1Some of the mostfalse
- 2successful organisations in the worldtrue
- 3uses exploration and playsfalse
- 4to their continued success and growthfalse
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Answer : 2. "successful organisations in the world "
Q:The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical 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.
If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.
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6482f384bf323e479a9ce141- 1on the governmentfalse
- 2If the economy failsfalse
- 3this year it reflect badlytrue
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "this year it reflect badly"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "If the economy fails this year, it reflects badly on the government." The verb "reflect" should be in the third-person singular form.
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 battle of life (A)/ is so monotonous today that people have to (B)/ go the picture to see real romance.(C)/ No error (D).
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5df20e8ca21bc0694385adef- 1Afalse
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