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 answer. If there is No error, mark (4) as your answer.
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has eaten will replace ate because –
Since is used with the Present/Past Perfect Tense that indicates a time from the past until a later past time, or until now
Look at the examples given below :
I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
He has been working in a bank since leaving school.
Hence, He has eaten is the right usageCorrect Option: A
has eaten will replace ate because –
Since is used with the Present/Past Perfect Tense that indicates a time from the past until a later past time, or until now
Look at the examples given below :
I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
He has been working in a bank since leaving school.
Hence, He has eaten is the right usage
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a will be used before glimmer because –
when you mention something for the first time, we use a/an (Indef. Art.).
Look at the examples given below :
I have a problem.
Do you have a solution to this ?
Hence, a glimmer of hope for the malarial researchers is the right usageCorrect Option: C
a will be used before glimmer because –
when you mention something for the first time, we use a/an (Indef. Art.).
Look at the examples given below :
I have a problem.
Do you have a solution to this ?
Hence, a glimmer of hope for the malarial researchers is the right usage
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is will replace are because –
The ebb and flow refers to a single Subject, So the Verb will be Singular.
Look at the examples given below :
The crown and glory of life is character.
The horse and carriage is waiting at the gate.Correct Option: B
is will replace are because –
The ebb and flow refers to a single Subject, So the Verb will be Singular.
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The crown and glory of life is character.
The horse and carriage is waiting at the gate.
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No error
Correct Option: D
No error
Direction: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of sentence has an error. If there is No error, your answer is (4).
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incredible will replace incredulous because –
incredulous (Adj.) : not willing or not able to believe something
incredible (Adj.) : unbelievable; very difficult to believe
Look at the examples given below :
It was an incredible story.
There was a brief, incredulous silence.
Hence, it is incredible to think is the right usageCorrect Option: B
incredible will replace incredulous because –
incredulous (Adj.) : not willing or not able to believe something
incredible (Adj.) : unbelievable; very difficult to believe
Look at the examples given below :
It was an incredible story.
There was a brief, incredulous silence.
Hence, it is incredible to think is the right usage
