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.
- We really wanted to go to the park but we were told not to go out if it rain.
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The sentence shows past time. Hence,if it rained is the right usage
Correct Option: D
The sentence shows past time. Hence,if it rained is the right usage
- The decapitated body of a young girl was discovered yesterday.
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decapitate : to cut off somebody’s head ; behead. Look at the example given below : His decapitated body was found floating in a canal. Here, was found yesterday is the right usage
Correct Option: D
decapitate : to cut off somebody’s head ; behead. Look at the example given below : His decapitated body was found floating in a canal. Here, was found yesterday is the right usage
- Read not to contradict nor to believe but to weigh and consider.
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No error
Correct Option: B
No error
- The process was too simple and easy to understand that it hardly took five minutes for us to grasp it.
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So : to such a great degree So refers to a result clause introduced by that. Hence, The process was so simple
Correct Option: D
So : to such a great degree So refers to a result clause introduced by that. Hence, The process was so simple
- Neither he or his wife has arrived.
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Neither ..... nor is correct form of connectives. Here, nor his wife is the right usage.
Correct Option: D
Neither ..... nor is correct form of connectives. Here, nor his wife is the right usage.
