- These tests are a check for your learning and are meant to serve as tools for assessment.
- The test is designed to check your current understanding of the language and whether you are able to use the rules of grammar to identify errors in sentences
- Direction for Individual Question Each sentence is divided into parts and each part is labeled as an answer option. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark that part as the answer. If there is no error, mark that part as your answer.
Common Errors: Test-17
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The cascading effect of economic slowdown | |
has brought" a much unnerving gloom | |
to the real estate industry last year | |
but the industry is looking up this year. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
The sentence is talking about an event of last year; hence past tense should have been used. The mistake of using ‘has’ instead of ‘had’ can be seen in the second part.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A recycling plant in close proximity to | |
the residential area can pose | |
serious threats from residents | |
by leaving behind persistent pollutants. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
The current sentence construction indicates that the residents pose a threat to a recycling plant. Rather, it is vice versa. So, the correct preposition in the third part is ‘to’ and not ‘from’.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The Union health minister said that | |
there was an acute shortage of | |
health personnel in rural areas | |
who needed to be addressed urgently. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
Fourth part of the sentence is wrong. The pronoun should address the subject but here it is used to modify health personnel. ‘which’ should be used in place of ‘who’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The RBI has proposed to introduce | |
polymer notes after taking into considering | |
the cost and longevity | |
associated with their manufacturing. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
The mistake is in the second part of the sentence. Here, the Adjective form of the word ‘consideration’ is used instead of the Noun form. Therefore,’ consideration’ would replace ‘considering’.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Six women achievers, who continue | |
to inspire the younger lot, were honored | |
with their contributions in their chosen fields | |
on the occasion of women's day. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
The error can be seen in the third part of the sentence. Nobody is honored ‘with’ their contributions but people get honored ‘for’ their contributions. So the right usage would be ‘for’.
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