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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-34
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The watch is a valuable present from my uncle | |
and it costed him | |
more than two thousand rupees. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
and it cost him
The past tense of ‘cost’ is ‘cost’. So, ‘costed’ should be replaced by ‘cost’.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Language is a skill activity | |
by which fine distinctions on meaning can be made | |
for a better understanding of behaviour. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
by which fine distinctions of meaning can be made
The preposition ‘of’ connects distinctions with meanings. So, on should be replaced by ‘of’.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
No sooner had | |
he arrived then | |
he was asked to leave again. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
he arrived than
‘No sooner’ is followed by ‘than’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
We were bowled of | |
by the news | |
of her marriage. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
We were bowled over
The correct phrase is ‘bowled over’ and not ‘bowled of’.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Anurag is eclipsed by his wife | |
who is much cleverer and | |
more amusing than he is. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
who is cleverer and
There is a comparison between Anurag and his wife, so comparative degree will be used. ‘Much’ should be omitted.
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