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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    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."

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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    will have purchased
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    at the price of
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    his immortal part
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    But this immortality
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "will have purchased "

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Answer : 1. "1"

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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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    was lost
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    that the web connection
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    No sooner had Kavya
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    started her online class
    Correct
    Wrong
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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.

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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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    get her report card
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    with joy
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    No sooner did Priya
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    when she started jumping
    Correct
    Wrong
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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."

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