Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I shall buy this book if you like it or not.
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64b658fb88d5e4f52dd607de- 1this bookfalse
- 2or nottrue
- 3I shall buyfalse
- 4if you like itfalse
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Answer : 2. "or not"
Explanation :
The correct form is "I shall buy this book whether you like it or not" instead of "if you like it or not."
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Daniel sat on / his new bike / and went afar / a ride.
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64aaaf38f9f3b58259fe7bb9- 1a ridefalse
- 2his new bikefalse
- 3and went afartrue
- 4Daniel sat onfalse
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Answer : 3. "and went afar"
Explanation :
The correct form is "Daniel sat on his new bike and went for a ride." The preposition "for" is needed after "went afar" to indicate the purpose of going afar.
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Bhanu finished to read such a thick book in just two days.
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64b64cb623047f4c71c3d953- 1Bhanu finishedfalse
- 2in just two daytrue
- 3such a thick bookfalse
- 4to readfalse
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Answer : 2. "in just two day"
Explanation :
The correct form is "in just two days" instead of "in just two day."
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My grandmother is quite concerned to my progress at school.
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64b65c0188d5e4f52dd617b7- 1My grandmotherfalse
- 2to my progresstrue
- 3is quite concernedfalse
- 4at schoolfalse
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Answer : 2. "to my progress"
Explanation :
The correct form is "My grandmother is quite concerned about my progress at school" instead of "to my progress."
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
No sooner had Kavya started her online class that the web connection was lost.
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64b77944568e7ff594b806af- 1was losttrue
- 2that the web connectionfalse
- 3No sooner had Kavyafalse
- 4started her online classfalse
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Answer : 1. "was lost"
Explanation :
The correct form is "No sooner had Kavya started her online class than the web connection was lost." The conjunction "than" is needed.
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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64b77a08568e7ff594b807b9- 1He was not ablefalse
- 2many timetrue
- 3to givefalse
- 4to his researchfalse
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Answer : 2. "many time"
Explanation :
The correct form is "much time" instead of "many time."
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Craze for a thing that are not easily available in our country is a common phenomenon.
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64b77df6568e7ff594b8152f- 1Craze for afalse
- 2thing that are not easilytrue
- 3is a common phenomenonfalse
- 4available in our countryfalse
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Answer : 2. "thing that are not easily"
Explanation :
The correct form is "Craze for things that are not easily" to match the plural subject "things."
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Each one of the children in a nursery class require individual attention.
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64c103a3c3da05b22152d67a- 1in a nursery classfalse
- 2Each onefalse
- 3of the childrenfalse
- 4require individual attentiontrue
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Answer : 4. "require individual attention"
Explanation :
The correct form is "requires individual attention" to match the singular subject "each one."