Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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).
These drugs (A) / have no influence (B) / on the virus. (C) / No error (D)
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5f33807fa19eae5979023948- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace the word/phrase given below in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark 'No correction required as the answer.
The transport corporation have been issuing monthly and daily passes with revised fares since August 2019 that have not further been revised.
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64e4904acf6053cc6477bf8d- 1has been issuing monthly and daily passestrue
- 2has being issuing monthly and daily passfalse
- 3have been issued monthly and daily passesfalse
- 4has been issued monthly and daily passfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "has been issuing monthly and daily passes"
Q:Directions : In each of the following questions a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given with four words given in bold in each. Which of the following words should replace each other to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The meaning can be different from the one in question.
The tsunami of 2004 and the (A) threat of piracy in the Indian Ocean provided India an (B)opportunity to test its new posture. Everybody was (C)grateful, but it made no difference to India’s claim to (D)permanent membership.
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5fd07f73c46a213fc5b8350b- 1No interchange possiblefalse
- 2A-Bfalse
- 3B-Cfalse
- 4B-Dfalse
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Answer : 5. "A-D"
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).
No samples of the dead animals (A) /were sent (B) / for analysis. (C) / No error (D)
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5f3e223951e6542224f75ed1- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
Q:The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
No one were / present when I / entered the hall.
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6482f6f851bf1947530a8ee7- 1present when Ifalse
- 2entered the hallfalse
- 3No one weretrue
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "No one were"
Explanation :
The correct form should be "No one was present when I entered the hall." The verb "were" should be replaced with "was."
Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
If you will bring a letter of introduction, I will consider your request.
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60483ddaf4cbdc23485d505a- 1No substitutionfalse
- 2If you bringtrue
- 3If you will be bringingfalse
- 4If you bringsfalse
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Answer : 2. "If you bring"
Q:Direction : Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The strategy of human lockdown is being unprecedented in human history and the World Health Organisation has called it the most “aggressive disease containment effort in history”.
i. Was unprecedented in human history.
ii. Was unprecedented during human history.
iii. Was unprecedented in the history of human beings.
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61a9c20e5e08c72fe68abacei. Was unprecedented in human history.
ii. Was unprecedented during human history.
iii. Was unprecedented in the history of human beings.
- 1Only ifalse
- 2Only iifalse
- 3Only iiifalse
- 4Both i and iiitrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both i and iii"
Q:Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is ‘No error’ mark (5) as the answer (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
The journalist along with (1) / the camera crew were (2) / kidnapped by the (3) / militants last night. (4) No error (5)
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618a4506e3b7b740926165de- 11false
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- 33false
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