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.
We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.
464 064901a32bf323e479ac4baa6The correct phrasing should be "and some convenience at a moderate price." The preposition "on" should be replaced with "at."
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.
410 064901d4eb50f5316a4722a69The correct possessive form is "Lalitha will go to her sister’s house."
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.
Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were located / on the banks of or near large rivers.
486 06490315de8d2170cb3c0d6c3Explanation: The correct phrasing should be "Four of the earliest civilizations." The error is in the placement of the article "the."
Imphal is the capital of___.
887 0609a6a764587a93a1dc85ce7Imphal is the capital of Manipur. Imphal is one of the many cities in India chosen under the smart cities mission.
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.
The actress (1)/was shocked (2)/by the news of her dog’s death (3). /No error (4)
399 06527b9c39c44d229e7075ae5at will replace by because – Shocked always agrees with at (Prep.) at is used with Adjectives for showing the cause of something. Look at the examples given below : They were impatient at the delay. She was delighted at the result. Here, shocked is the Adj. and it is indicating the Cause (reason) of the actress’s shock. Hence, at the news of her dog’s death is the right usage
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.
We were looking forward (1)/ to hear news (2)/about the missing fishermen (3)./ No error (4)
386 06527b8ddceb554283fcd01aehearing 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.
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Phr.V Gerund
He insisted on proof-reading the article again.
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Phr.V Gerund
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)
511 06527b86e9c44d229e70759f0the 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.