Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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.

Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.

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    No error
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    Dan needed help
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    to get the
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    tight coat of him
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Answer : 4. "tight coat of him"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "to get the tight coat off him." The preposition "of" should be replaced with "off."


Q:

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

Everybody stared / when me / entered the / drawing room.

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    when me
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    Everybody stared
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    drawing room
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    entered the
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Answer : 1. "when me"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "when I entered the drawing room." The objective pronoun "me" should be replaced with the subjective pronoun "I."

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical 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.

If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.

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    on the government
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    If the economy fails
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    this year it reflect badly
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    No error
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Answer : 3. "this year it reflect badly"
Explanation :

The correct phrasing should be "If the economy fails this year, it reflects badly on the government." The verb "reflect" should be in the third-person singular form.

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.

It was / the very well-directed film / and we enjoyed it.

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    No error
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    the very well-directed film
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    and we enjoyed it
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    It was
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Answer : 2. "the very well-directed film"
Explanation :

The correct phrasing should be "It was a very well-directed film, and we enjoyed it." The article "a" is needed before "very well-directed film."

Q:

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

No one were / present when I / entered the hall.

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    present when I
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    entered the hall
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    No one were
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    No error
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Answer : 3. "No one were"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "No one was present when I entered the hall." The verb "were" should be replaced with "was."

Q:

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

We stayed / in Jim’s flat / during he was / on holiday

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    on holiday
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    during he was
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    in Jim’s flat
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    We stayed
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Answer : 2. "during he was"

Q:

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

He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.

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    but he warn him
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    of the danger
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    He allowed
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    his son to drive
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Answer : 1. "but he warn him"
Explanation :

The correct phrasing should be "but he warned him of the danger." The verb "warn" needs to be in the past tense.


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.

Did you baked / the chocolate cake / yourself this time?

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    Did you baked
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    yourself this time
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    the chocolate cake
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Answer : 1. "Did you baked"
Explanation :

The correct past tense form should be "Did you bake the chocolate cake yourself this time?" The verb "bake" does not need "did" before it.


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