- 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.
- 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-40
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The taxi | |
came at 8 o'clock | |
in the next morning. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
in the morning
The morning depicts the next day, so the use of ‘next’ is redundant.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
I never refuse odd jobs | |
to complement my income | |
it’s all grist to the mill. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
no error
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The politician | |
clearly had not | |
done his homework. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
had not done his homework clearly.
The correct structure of the sentence has the adverb (‘clearly’) after the verb (‘done’ his homework).
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
When the rules for police procedure | |
were laid up | |
a lot of grey areas remained. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
were laid down
The rules were set up, so they will be ‘laid down’ and not ‘laid up’.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The world today is totally | |
different than we have seen | |
in the last century. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
different from what we have seen
‘Different from’ is appropriate here.
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