COMMON ERRORS


Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is No error, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    stone will replace stones because –
    stone is an Uncountable Noun and hence does not have a Plural form.

    Correct Option: C

    stone will replace stones because –
    stone is an Uncountable Noun and hence does not have a Plural form.


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    poems will replace poetries because –
    poetry is used both in Singular and Plural.
    poems is the Plural of poem.
    Look at the examples given below :
    His collection of poems is worth-reading.
    There was a poetry reading session last evening.
    Hence, no poems is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    poems will replace poetries because –
    poetry is used both in Singular and Plural.
    poems is the Plural of poem.
    Look at the examples given below :
    His collection of poems is worth-reading.
    There was a poetry reading session last evening.
    Hence, no poems is the right usage



Direction: In the following questions some 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 errors, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    sensitive to will replace sensitive of because –
    Look at the examples given below :
    She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
    My teeth are sensitive to cold food.
    Hence, have to be sensitive to is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    sensitive to will replace sensitive of because –
    Look at the examples given below :
    She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
    My teeth are sensitive to cold food.
    Hence, have to be sensitive to is the right usage


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    to will replace over because –
    to (Prep.) is used for denoting comparison.
    Look at the examples given below :
    She is junior to me.
    The ratio of rice and pulse is two to one.
    Hence, to the doctor’s is the right usage

    Correct Option: C

    to will replace over because –
    to (Prep.) is used for denoting comparison.
    Look at the examples given below :
    She is junior to me.
    The ratio of rice and pulse is two to one.
    Hence, to the doctor’s is the right usage



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    waits will replace wait because –
    Time and tide (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)

    Correct Option: B

    waits will replace wait because –
    Time and tide (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)