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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-31
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
This TV serial | |
is going on | |
for 3 years. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
The error can be very clearly seen in the second part of the sentence. The event that is being talked about is continuing from the past. Hence in place of 'is' ‘has been’ needs to be used.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
I have not seen him since twenty years | |
and so I cannot say with certainty | |
whether he is alive or dead. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
The fault is in the first part of the sentence. ‘For’ is used to denote a period of time whereas ‘Since’ is used to denote a point of time. Therefore, we need to use ‘for’ in the first part.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
When her son got a job | |
she was | |
besides herself with joy. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
Beside means ‘at the side of; next to’ whereas besides means ‘addition; also, moreover; furthermore etc’. Therefore, the correct usage in the third part of the sentence is beside.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
I look | |
forward to meet you | |
in future. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
Using 'am looking' is more formal than 'look'. Look should be used in relationships among peer groups whereas with elders, authority relationships ‘looking’ is more appropriate.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
My friend has got an appointment | |
in a television company | |
some three months ago. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
In the first part of the sentence, the meaning is clear without the use of ‘has’. Has is inessential here and needs to be removed. Therefore, the error is in the first part.
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