COMMON ERRORS
Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
- Everyone were happy to hear about his success.
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Everyone is a singular subject. Hence, singular verb was is the right usage.
Correct Option: D
Everyone is a singular subject. Hence, singular verb was is the right usage.
- Hearing these strange noise above, the thought at once occurred to me that thieves had entered the house.
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hear (V.) : static verb (verb of perception), not used in the Progressive Tenses. Hence, listening (to) the strange noise is the right usage make noises : to talk in an indirect way about something.
Correct Option: D
hear (V.) : static verb (verb of perception), not used in the Progressive Tenses. Hence, listening (to) the strange noise is the right usage make noises : to talk in an indirect way about something.
Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If there is No error, your answer is (4), i.e. No error.
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Screwdriver is a tool. Hence, with a screwdriver is the right usage. Look at the example given below : Cut it with a knife.
Correct Option: C
Screwdriver is a tool. Hence, with a screwdriver is the right usage. Look at the example given below : Cut it with a knife.
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Here, a number of deer is the right usage. The Plural of deer is not deers.
Correct Option: C
Here, a number of deer is the right usage. The Plural of deer is not deers.
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Cattle is a Plural Noun Hence, The cattle is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
Cattle is a Plural Noun Hence, The cattle is the right usage.