Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

With food granaries overflowing, the Government is looking to liquidate his grain stock to prevent damage.

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    With food granaries overflowing
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    the Government is looking
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    to liquidate his grain stock
    Correct
    Wrong
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    to prevent damage
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "to liquidate his grain stock"

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

When we got / to the train station, / the Rajdhani Express / had already been leaving.

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    the Rajdhani Express
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    When we got
    Correct
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    had already been leaving
    Correct
    Wrong
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    to the train station
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "had already been leaving"

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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.

My grandmother is quite concerned to my progress at school.

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    My grandmother
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    to my progress
    Correct
    Wrong
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    is quite concerned
    Correct
    Wrong
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    at school
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "to my progress"
Explanation :

The correct form is "My grandmother is quite concerned about my progress at school" instead of "to my progress."

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Answer : 4. "her brother would have been in the house that day "

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

They have been living in Boston from ten years.

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    in Boston
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    been living
    Correct
    Wrong
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    They have
    Correct
    Wrong
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    from ten years
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "from ten years"

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