- 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-36
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The main determination | |
of economic success is | |
our ability to control inflation. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
of the economic success is.
The ‘economic success’ here is a particular case, so it will be preceded by the definite article ‘the’.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
With only a week | |
to go for the election | |
things are really hotting up. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
No error.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The question is often raised | |
that whether it is desirable to send Indian students abroad | |
since they rarely return. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
omit 'that'.
Since a ‘question is raised’, whether will not be preceded by ‘that’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Nobody | |
in their senses | |
would have acted so. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
With the term ‘Nobody’, the correct comparative form is ‘his or her’ and not ‘their’. Hence, the mistake is in the second part of the sentence and needs to be amended.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
During the earthquake | |
people listened a strange noise | |
and rushed out of homes. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
Listening describes an intentional activity. In contrast, hearing is something that happens without any intentional effort. Therefore, in the sentence given above, ‘heard’ should be used in place of 'listened'.
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