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- 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.
- Directions for individual questionsEach 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-32
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Thousands of people far and near | |
started gathering outside the auditorium | |
from early morning to pay their tributes to the departed leader. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
The error can be seen in the first part of the sentence. The correct terminology should have been ‘wide’ instead of ‘near’ because the phrase goes like ‘..far and wide..’ and not ‘..far and near..’.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The work of an uneducated farmer | |
is far important than | |
that of a professor. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
is far more important than
Since there is a comparison between an uneducated farmer and a professor, a comparative degree should be used.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The Chairman's comments | |
on future policy introduced | |
a jarring note for the proceedings. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
a jarring note into the proceedings
The note should be introduced ‘into’ the proceedings. So, the preposition here should be ‘into’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
His wife is | |
neurotic in switching lights off | |
at home to save electricity. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
neurotic about switching lights off
This statement conveys that ‘his wife’ is neurotic ‘about’ something, so the preposition ‘in’ will be incorrect.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
She summed up | |
the situation in | |
a few choice phrases. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
No error
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