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.

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    For persons, who/that should be used as Relative Pronoun. Hence, The children who/that are assembled is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    For persons, who/that should be used as Relative Pronoun. Hence, The children who/that are assembled is the right usage.


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    Here, Gerund i.e. and confidence as dancing is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, Gerund i.e. and confidence as dancing is the right usage.


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    The sentence is in Past Tense and childlike is the right usage. childlike (Adj.) : having the qualities that children usually have childish (Adj.) : typical of a child ; immature. Hence, they found he had a childlike simplicity is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    The sentence is in Past Tense and childlike is the right usage. childlike (Adj.) : having the qualities that children usually have childish (Adj.) : typical of a child ; immature. Hence, they found he had a childlike simplicity is the right usage.


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    When we use Neither - nor, the Verb agrees according to the Number/Person of the nearest Subject. Here, the colour is a Singular Subject. Hence, was (Singular Verb) right is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    When we use Neither - nor, the Verb agrees according to the Number/Person of the nearest Subject. Here, the colour is a Singular Subject. Hence, was (Singular Verb) right is the right usage.


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    Here, the group is a Singular Subject. Hence, Singular Verb i.e.was not competent to do the job efficiently is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, the group is a Singular Subject. Hence, Singular Verb i.e.was not competent to do the job efficiently is the right usage.