Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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Answer : 1. "1"

Q:

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

A large amount of money he invested were wasted.

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    A large amount
    Correct
    Wrong
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    of money
    Correct
    Wrong
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    he invested
    Correct
    Wrong
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    were wasted
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "were wasted"

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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Seeds of mustard plants give us oil, and the leave are used as a vegetable.

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    Seeds of
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    as a vegetable
    Correct
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    leave are used
    Correct
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    give us oil
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "leave are used "

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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

Subject   +                         Aux. Verb     +     Main Verb    +   by + ---

↓                                             ↓                            ↓                         ↓

Many accidents                 (be)  are                 caused                    by--------

                                                                                 ↓

                                                                  (Past Participle)

It is also a general statement, hence, the Aux. Verb will be used in Simple Present Tense.

Hence, many accidents are caused by reckless driving is the right usage.

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
 Rehan and Ronit are / good friends and / it don’t matter to them / as to who is wealthier.

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    good friends and
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    it don’t matter to them
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rehan and Ronit are
    Correct
    Wrong
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    as to who is wealthier.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "it don’t matter to them"

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Answer : 3. "3"

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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :

He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.

                  ↓                   ↓

                 Phr.V            Gerund

He insisted on proof-reading the article again.

                  ↓                   ↓

                 Phr.V            Gerund

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.
 The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.

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    gazing longingly
    Correct
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    at the toy
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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    The child was
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "No error"

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