Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
The patient (1)/ was accompanied (2)/ with his friend. (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
by will replace with because – by (Prep.) is used for indicating the agent/object after a Passive Verb Agent/Object → his friend Passive Verb → accompanied With (Prep.) indicates being in the company of Look at the examples given below : His friend stayed with him in the hospital. He was knocked down by a bus. Hence, by his friend is the right usage.
Q: The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
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643fc4656d6383d262917b57She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
- 1but shefalse
- 2you for your helpfalse
- 3She didn’t thankfalse
- 4may have done ittrue
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Answer : 4. "may have done it"
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.
The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
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646c7addc899b466f464d2d1The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
- 1gazing longinglyfalse
- 2at the toyfalse
- 3No errortrue
- 4The child wasfalse
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Answer : 3. "No error"
Q: Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Near 800 million people worldwide lack updated sanitation.
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644b8ddf6842c5ce47cdf617- 1updated sanitation.false
- 2people worldwide lackfalse
- 3No errorfalse
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Answer : 4. "Near 800 million"
Q:Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error
As long as there was corruption in India, there can be no progress.
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645a1a29f3e813edcc9f2386- 1there was corruptiontrue
- 2As long asfalse
- 3in Indiafalse
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Answer : 1. "there was corruption"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She has been working with me on this project from two years.
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64c3aad9d3a6d4481ef24477- 1with mefalse
- 2on this projectfalse
- 3She has been workingfalse
- 4from two yearstrue
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Answer : 4. "from two years"
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.
You will be prosecuted (1)/ for bringing seeds (2)/ into Australia. ( (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
In/from will replace into because – in (Prep.) is used for indicating within a place from (Prep.) is used for indicating source/origin into (Prep.) is used for indicating entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place Look at the examples given below : He walked into the room. The train was coming from Australia. They were bringing drugs in India, for which they were punished. Prosecute (Verb) : to officially charge somebody with a crime in court Hence, in/from Australia is the right usage.
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Has Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
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64787a914e2d039e7bd311abHas Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
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- 2Hasfalse
- 3anyfalse
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