Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

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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  • 1
    present when I
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    entered the hall
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    No one were
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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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."

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Answer : 2. "2"

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Rivers has been of primary importance for human settlements since ancient times.

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  • 1
    of primary importance
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rivers has been
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    since ancient times.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    for human settlements
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rivers has been"

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Answer : 1. "1"

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Answer : 4. "4"

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