Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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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6482f6f851bf1947530a8ee7- 1present when Ifalse
- 2entered the hallfalse
- 3No one weretrue
- 4No errorfalse
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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.
But this immortality / will have purchased / at the price of / his immortal part.
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642ac506dcb650c145770461- 1will have purchasedtrue
- 2at the price offalse
- 3his immortal partfalse
- 4But this immortalityfalse
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Answer : 1. "will have purchased "
Q:Directions : In each of the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, select No error
I was surprised (1)/ when the hostess smiled (2)/ as if she saw me before.(3)/ No error (4) 1047. Each one of his sisters (1) / were (2)/hardworking.(3)/ No error (4)
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63401365da15932e53e85eaa- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
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Answer : 3. "3"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
Judge in him (1)/ prevailed upon the father (2)/ and he sentenced his son to death. (3)/ No error
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6308bb6d1ff92f3f9e750698- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
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Answer : 1. "1"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
(A) I have passed / (B) the examination/ (C) two years ago/ (D) No error
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6322fa1d3f5a4d2dcff63c20- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
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:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
(A) The vaccine/ (B) when hit the market/ (C) is dogged by controversy/ (D) No error.
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6322f99ee3985052c811df2e- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q: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.
No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.
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649031f6e8d2170cb3c0dad9- 1get her report cardfalse
- 2with joyfalse
- 3No sooner did Priyafalse
- 4when she started jumpingtrue
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Answer : 4. "when she started jumping"
Explanation :
The correct form should be "No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy." The conjunction "when" should be replaced with "than."