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 and the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    scenery will replace sceneries because –
    scenery is both Singular and Plural
    Hence, The paintings of natural scenery is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    scenery will replace sceneries because –
    scenery is both Singular and Plural
    Hence, The paintings of natural scenery is the right usage.


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    No error

    Correct Option: D

    No error


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    to will replace for because – invite (Verb) agrees with to (Prep.)
    Hence, to tea this Sunday is the right usage

    Correct Option: C

    to will replace for because – invite (Verb) agrees with to (Prep.)
    Hence, to tea this Sunday is the right usage


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    when will replace than because – Scarcely ___ when is the correct pair of Correlatives.
    Hence, when it began to rain is the right usage

    Correct Option: C

    when will replace than because – Scarcely ___ when is the correct pair of Correlatives.
    Hence, when it began to rain is the right usage


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    don’t they will replace do they because – a positive statement agrees with a negative tag. when the Verb in the main sentence is in the Simple Present, do/does is used to form the question tag.

    Correct Option: C

    don’t they will replace do they because – a positive statement agrees with a negative tag. when the Verb in the main sentence is in the Simple Present, do/does is used to form the question tag.