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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-33
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Two of the mountain climbers | |
were suffering | |
with frost-bite. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
from frost-bite
Suffering is followed by ‘from’ and not ‘with’.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
It's difficult to make friends | |
with her, she's constantly | |
in the offensive. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
on the offensive
‘Being on the offensive’ means ‘to be unpleasant’.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The moral of the entire novel | |
is how money doesn't | |
make you happy. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
is that money doesn't
The moral is not a procedure (‘how’), so ‘that’ should be used.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The collapse of the business | |
was a moral blow to the | |
business tycoon and his family. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
was a blow to the
The usage of the adjective ‘moral here is inappropriate.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Old age and infirmity | |
had began to | |
catch up with him. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
had begun to.
Two past tense verbs don’t come together. So, ‘had’ will be followed by the past participle ‘begun’.
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