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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    has will replace have because – The Company (Singular Subject) agrees with Singular Verb.
    Hence, The Company has is the right usage

    Correct Option: A

    has will replace have because – The Company (Singular Subject) agrees with Singular Verb.
    Hence, The Company has is the right usage


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    in not having seen will replace in not having saw disappointed (Verb) agrees with in (Prep.) + Gerund (–ing form) + Past Participle form of Verb
    Hence, in not having seen my friends is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    in not having seen will replace in not having saw disappointed (Verb) agrees with in (Prep.) + Gerund (–ing form) + Past Participle form of Verb
    Hence, in not having seen my friends is the right usage



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    when will replace than because – hardly, barely, scarcely agree with when but no sooner agrees with than
    Hence, when it started to rain heavily is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    when will replace than because – hardly, barely, scarcely agree with when but no sooner agrees with than
    Hence, when it started to rain heavily is the right usage.


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    me will replace I because – I is the Subject Pronoun, used for the one doing the Verb.
    me is the Object Pronoun, used as the receiver of the action of the Verb. my friend and me are the Objects of force (Verb)
    Hence, my friend and me is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    me will replace I because – I is the Subject Pronoun, used for the one doing the Verb.
    me is the Object Pronoun, used as the receiver of the action of the Verb. my friend and me are the Objects of force (Verb)
    Hence, my friend and me is the right usage.



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    No error.

    Correct Option: D

    No error.