- 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-28
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
With no governmental control | |
and least regard for the environment, | |
the private waste processing industry | |
poses a threat to public safety In India. | |
No Error |
Question 1 Explanation:
The error can be seen in the second part of the sentence. The correct terminology is ‘..and the least regard..’.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Asian users are | |
most engaged with | |
the social web than | |
users in the west. | |
No Error |
Question 2 Explanation:
Part-2 should use the comparative form ‘more’ instead of the superlative ‘most’.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
People whose performance peaks in the morning | |
are better position for career success, | |
because they are more proactive | |
than people who are at their best in the evening. | |
No Error |
Question 3 Explanation:
The fault can be noticed in the second part of the sentence. The correct usage is ‘..are better positioned..’ or ‘..are in better position..’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The economic structure of rural areas | |
is such that children, especially girls, | |
are required to help In the household work | |
and perform also their chores. | |
No Error |
Question 4 Explanation:
The error here is a minute one. In the fourth part of the sentence, the words are jumbled. Instead of ‘..perform also..’ it should be ‘..also perform..’.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Illegal sand mining has become | |
a boom business fuelled | |
by the ever-increasing demand | |
of the construction industry, | |
No error. |
Question 5 Explanation:
A Noun is preceded by an Adjective (a Noun is qualified by an Adjective). Hence, in the fourth part of the sentence, it should be ’.. booming (Adjective) business fuelled..’ rather than ‘ ..boom business fuelled..’
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