Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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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:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

He was not able to give many time to his research.

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    He was not able
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    many time
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    to give
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    to his research
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Answer : 2. "many time"
Explanation :

The correct form is "much time" instead of "many time."

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
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    had already been leaving
    Correct
    Wrong
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    to the train station
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "had already been leaving"

Q:

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

There be a long queue for entry into the exhibition ground.

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    for entry into
    Correct
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    There be a long queue
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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    the exhibition ground.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "There be a long queue"

Q:

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

All the young boys and girls / in the family / will try his luck / in the card games tonight.

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    All the young boys and girls
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    in the card games tonight
    Correct
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    will try his luck
    Correct
    Wrong
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    in the family
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    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "will try his luck"

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Answer : 4. "d"

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