Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Last Saturday evening we go to a party.
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643d411801d99786d0edae43- 1Last Saturdayfalse
- 2a partyfalse
- 3evening wefalse
- 4go totrue
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Answer : 4. "go to"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
Based on the newspaper reports, (1)/ we can conclude that (2)/ many accidents caused by reckless driving. (3)/ No error. (4)
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6527a0d4d9edad280db51a5d- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
- 44false
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
Subject + Aux. Verb + Main Verb + by + ---
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Many accidents (be) are caused by--------
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(Past Participle)
It is also a general statement, hence, the Aux. Verb will be used in Simple Present Tense.
Hence, many accidents are caused by reckless driving is the right usage.
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
It was really surprising / that the two bosom friends fought / over such a triviale matter / and stopped all communications with each other.
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645b5b5ce67f3b0a568936b1- 1It was really surprisingfalse
- 2over such a triviale mattertrue
- 3and stopped all communications with each otherfalse
- 4that the two bosom friends foughtfalse
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Answer : 2. "over such a triviale matter"
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
The thing about anger is that it can either been a helpful emotion or a discouraging one.
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64243c6032185cce370daf7b- 1a helpful emotion or a discouraging onefalse
- 2The thing about angerfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4is that it can either beentrue
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Answer : 4. "is that it can either been"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
We were looking forward (1)/ to hear news (2)/about the missing fishermen (3)./ No error (4)
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6527b8ddceb554283fcd01ae- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :
He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.
↓ ↓
Phr.V Gerund
He insisted on proof-reading the article again.
↓ ↓
Phr.V Gerund
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.
I was at a party / with some off my / friends in Mumbai.
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64243da3b34a0b67fc111a5cI was at a party / with some off my / friends in Mumbai.
- 1friends in Mumbaifalse
- 2with some off mytrue
- 3No errorfalse
- 4I was at a partyfalse
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Answer : 2. "with some off my "
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
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64522c8af3618908bf5a50ffEven though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
- 1Even thoughfalse
- 2we are quite different from each otherfalse
- 3we both loves South Indian delicaciestrue
- 4in our food preferencesfalse
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Answer : 3. "we both loves South Indian delicacies"
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
Public agencies and nonprofit conservation groups is already working to promote conservation.
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64243c065bff3d098d1109e2- 1groups is already workingtrue
- 2Public agencies and nonprofit conservationfalse
- 3to promote conservationfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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