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 usageCorrect 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 usageCorrect 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 usageCorrect 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)