Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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 reduced air pressure on airline flights can lessen the amount of oxygen in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent.

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    The reduced air pressure on airline flights
    Correct
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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    in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent
    Correct
    Wrong
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    can lessen the amount of oxygen
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "in passengers' blood for twenty-five percent"

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Answer : 3. "c"

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Answer : 3. "3"

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.

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    get her report card
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    with joy
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No sooner did Priya
    Correct
    Wrong
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    when she started jumping
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Answer : 4. "when she started jumping"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy." The conjunction "when" should be replaced with "than."

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Answer : 1. "a"

Q:

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

The detective compared the forged signature to the original.

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    the forged signature
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    to the original
    Correct
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    The detective compared
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "to the original"

Q:

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

We stayed / in Jim’s flat / during he was / on holiday

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    on holiday
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    during he was
    Correct
    Wrong
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    in Jim’s flat
    Correct
    Wrong
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    We stayed
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "during he was"

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Answer : 4. "D"

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