Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
She held something (a) / at her side which (b) / was totally hiding (c) / by the folds of her sari. (d) / No error. (e)
945 064edad7113af0928f852a4f3
64edad7113af0928f852a4f3- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "C"
Q: Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
It was not possible/for we/to understand her. /No error.
944 06438ef891ce944a93ea1481c
6438ef891ce944a93ea1481c- 1for wetrue
- 2to understand herfalse
- 3It was not possiblefalse
- 4No errorfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "for we"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A large number of worker have started walking home.
944 064c10887e2108a72394ca394
64c10887e2108a72394ca394- 1walking homefalse
- 2have startedfalse
- 3A large numberfalse
- 4of workertrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "of worker"
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.
Apart from Germany, they also visited Italy and Austria during its business trip.
940 0642ac23832185cce371b6ecf
642ac23832185cce371b6ecf- 1also visited Italy and Austriafalse
- 2during its business triptrue
- 3Apart from Germany, theyfalse
- 4No error.false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "during its business trip "
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The students / and the teachers / worked hardly / to make the event a success.
936 06458e16513eb5908ae455d1f
6458e16513eb5908ae455d1f- 1and their teachersfalse
- 2worked hardlytrue
- 3The studentsfalse
- 4to make the event a successfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "worked hardly"
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.
I go to the temple (1)/as often as (2)/I find time.(3)/ No error.(4)
935 0630caf4b7c72c07784589ced
630caf4b7c72c07784589ced- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "1"
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 telecom growth story is a important component of the broader story of India.
933 0641af10232185cce37f40cf2
641af10232185cce37f40cf2- 1No errorfalse
- 2The telecom growth story isfalse
- 3the broader story of India.false
- 4a important component oftrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "a important component of"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
If you plant a seed, / you will be noticed / that it takes some / time to grow.
931 0642245487ac9a186e4d37fea
642245487ac9a186e4d37fea- 1that it takes somefalse
- 2If you plant a seedfalse
- 3you will be noticedtrue
- 4time to growfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice

