Common Errors: Test-23

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Common Errors: Test-23

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Question 1
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A
A sharp fall in
B
international prices of tea
C
have lead Tea plantation workers
D
in Kerala to face starvation.
E
No error.
Question 1 Explanation: 
The mistake is in the third part of the sentence. Instead of ‘..have lead tea..’ we need to use ‘.. has lead tea..’. This is so because the initial part of the sentence is singular in nature.
Question 2
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A
In India. the teacher has been elevated
B
to a position of power
C
and a part of that power has been
D
to assuming the right to punish the students.
E
No error
Question 2 Explanation: 
The correct usage in the fourth part of the sentence can be either ‘.. to assume the right..’ or ‘.. assuming the right ..’.
Question 3
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A
A question worth to ask is that
B
whether the National Awards represent
C
Pan-Indian cinema or
D
is the focus only on mainstream films.
E
No error
Question 3 Explanation: 
No error.
Question 4
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A
The road widening exercise
B
who aims to make National High- way a four-lane highway,
C
poses a threat to the
D
fragile environment of the Himalayas.
E
No error
Question 4 Explanation: 
Who is used in context to people. Here, the correct word in the second part of the sentence would be which. It is the pronoun that is used for non living things.
Question 5
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A
In the aftermath of the Asian tsunami,
B
the sporting community have responded
C
swiftly to contribute in whatever way it could.
D
both financially and qualitatively.
E
No error
Question 5 Explanation: 
The fault is in the second part of the sentence. The correct usage would have been of ‘has’ rather than ‘have’ as have is used for plural Nouns and has for third person singular.
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