Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
We have been staying at the hotel since the last ten days.
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5fa3cacb0d1e5327c47e8e70- 1since thetrue
- 2we have beenfalse
- 3last ten daysfalse
- 4staying at the hotelfalse
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Answer : 1. "since the"
Q: The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
Sometimes I act / like a fool, and she has / to step into save me.
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641990b232185cce37eff708Sometimes I act / like a fool, and she has / to step into save me.
- 1Sometimes I actfalse
- 2like a fool and she hasfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4to step into save metrue
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Answer : 4. "to step into save me"
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).
Remember that with the skill (A) / to write good sentences (B) / you will have the flexibility to convey your ideas cisely. (C) / No error (D)
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5f337d2fb07ff927c14a894c- 1Afalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
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.
Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai / this summer.
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64901d4eb50f5316a4722a69- 1to sister’s housetrue
- 2this summerfalse
- 3in Mumbaifalse
- 4Lalitha will gofalse
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Answer : 1. "to sister’s house"
Explanation :
The correct possessive form is "Lalitha will go to her sister’s house."
Q: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, then select option 'No error'.
The J&K Administration / has withdrew the advisory /asking tourists to cut short/ their visit to Kashmir.
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60ba1821a906b340d16ae85c- 1their visit to Kashmirfalse
- 2has withdrew the advisorytrue
- 3asking tourists to cut shortfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 2. "has withdrew the advisory"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
Although the police officer sympathised with poor (1)/ he refused to (2) /take an action against the rich man (3). /No error (4)
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6527b86e9c44d229e70759f0- 11true
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
the will be used before poor because – the (Def. Art.) is used with Adjectives to refer to a thing or a group of people described by the Adj. Look at the examples given below :
The poor always suffer
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Def. Art. Adj. (refers to a group of people who are poor) He is collecting money for the blind.
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Def. Art.
blind refers to a group of people who are blind.
Q: In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Vermin (A) / does much harm (B) / to crops (C) / No Error (D)
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60acba365c11632d824a798aVermin (A) / does much harm (B) / to crops (C) / No Error (D)
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
If I had lots of money (1)/ I’d give some to anybody (2)/who asked for it. (3)/No error.(4)
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630cab2b2e7d080bd28207d4- 11false
- 22false
- 33false
- 44true
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