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 error, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
- A person who sticks to one thing inspite of initial difficulties is sure to succeed in the end.
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No error
Correct Option: D
No error
- Reading is no longer popular among the youthful of today. As the influence of the internet has taken over a very important and active hobby.
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youth (Uncountable N.) :the condition/quality of being young youths (N.) → Plural the youth (Plural) : young people considered as a group Look at these expressions : the nation’s youth the youth of today youthful energy Hence, among the youth of today is the right usage
Correct Option: A
youth (Uncountable N.) :the condition/quality of being young youths (N.) → Plural the youth (Plural) : young people considered as a group Look at these expressions : the nation’s youth the youth of today youthful energy Hence, among the youth of today is the right usage
- My cousin cannot understand why his teacher says that the earth move round the sun.
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Simple Present Tense is used infants, generalizations and universal truths. as in — the earth moves around the sun. In Indirect Speech, the tense remains unchanged. Hence, moves round the are the right usage.
Correct Option: D
Simple Present Tense is used infants, generalizations and universal truths. as in — the earth moves around the sun. In Indirect Speech, the tense remains unchanged. Hence, moves round the are the right usage.
- Who do you think will win the game?
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No Error
Correct Option: B
No Error
- Jewellery retailers across India decided to suspend sold of gold coins and bars for six months.
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sale (N.) : the act of selling sold (V.) : Past (v2) and Past Participle (v3) of sell (v1) Hence, to suspend sale is the right usage
Correct Option: A
sale (N.) : the act of selling sold (V.) : Past (v2) and Past Participle (v3) of sell (v1) Hence, to suspend sale is the right usage