COMMON ERRORS
Direction: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark (1), (2) or (3) as your answer. If there is No error, mark (4) as your answer.
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contains will replace contain because –
The fifth and final act (Main Subject) is in Singular.
Hence, the Verb will also be in Singular as a Verb agrees with its Subject in Number.
Singular Subject® Singular Verb (Main Verb + S)
Plural Subject® Plural Verb (Main Verb without S)
Look at the example given below:
The great poet and scholar is dead.
Here, scholar and poet refer to the same man.
So, the Subject is in Singular and the Verb is also in Singular.
Hence, of Macbeth contains is the right usage.Correct Option: B
contains will replace contain because –
The fifth and final act (Main Subject) is in Singular.
Hence, the Verb will also be in Singular as a Verb agrees with its Subject in Number.
Singular Subject® Singular Verb (Main Verb + S)
Plural Subject® Plural Verb (Main Verb without S)
Look at the example given below:
The great poet and scholar is dead.
Here, scholar and poet refer to the same man.
So, the Subject is in Singular and the Verb is also in Singular.
Hence, of Macbeth contains is the right usage.
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 the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
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or will replace and because –
either - or,neither-nor are correct forms of Correlative Conjunctions, used for showing the relationship between two things or two terms that are different from each other.
and (Conj.) is used for showing the relationship between two things/situations that exist together.
Look at the examples given below :
Either he could not come or he did not want to. I'm going to buy either a scooter or a motorcycle.
Do it slowly and carefully.
She came in and took her coat off.
Hence, or study for longer period before the examination is the right usage.Correct Option: C
or will replace and because –
either - or,neither-nor are correct forms of Correlative Conjunctions, used for showing the relationship between two things or two terms that are different from each other.
and (Conj.) is used for showing the relationship between two things/situations that exist together.
Look at the examples given below :
Either he could not come or he did not want to. I'm going to buy either a scooter or a motorcycle.
Do it slowly and carefully.
She came in and took her coat off.
Hence, or study for longer period before the examination is the right usage.
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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Here, Comparative Degree i.e. is bad, if not worse is the right usage
Correct Option: B
Here, Comparative Degree i.e. is bad, if not worse is the right usage
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Here, Though I was tired I had to is the right usage. though (Conj.) : despite the fact
Correct Option: A
Here, Though I was tired I had to is the right usage. though (Conj.) : despite the fact
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Here, as far as practicable is the right usage. practicable (Adjective) : feasible ; workable, likely to be successful.
Correct Option: C
Here, as far as practicable is the right usage. practicable (Adjective) : feasible ; workable, likely to be successful.