COMMON ERRORS


Direction: In each of 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 a sentence is free from error then your answer is (4), i.e., No error.

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    a hundred – rupee note/hundred rupees will replace a hundred rupees note
    A hyphen is used with a numerical element in Adj. Compounds as in –
    3 – week vacation ; 2 – day work
    s is not used at the end of the compound Adj. as in — ten – minutes break (×)
    ten – minute break ( )

    Correct Option: B

    a hundred – rupee note/hundred rupees will replace a hundred rupees note
    A hyphen is used with a numerical element in Adj. Compounds as in –
    3 – week vacation ; 2 – day work
    s is not used at the end of the compound Adj. as in — ten – minutes break (×)
    ten – minute break ( )


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    didn’t they turn up will replace they didn’t turn up The basic pattern is as follows :
    why + do/does/did not + Subject + Present tense form of the Verb
    Look at the example given below :
    Why + do + you + want to go there?

    Correct Option: B

    didn’t they turn up will replace they didn’t turn up The basic pattern is as follows :
    why + do/does/did not + Subject + Present tense form of the Verb
    Look at the example given below :
    Why + do + you + want to go there?



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    All the mangoes will replace All mangoes because –
    when a Prep. is used after a Plural Noun, it becomes definite and hence, the-Def. Art. is used before mangoes.

    Correct Option: A

    All the mangoes will replace All mangoes because –
    when a Prep. is used after a Plural Noun, it becomes definite and hence, the-Def. Art. is used before mangoes.


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    have will replace am having because –
    have is a stative verb that usually relates to thoughts, emotions, relationships, senses, states of being and measurements. These Verbs are not used in Continuous Tenses.
    Simple Tenses are used for them.
    Look at the examples given below :
    She has a Mercedes. (She owns it.)
    She is having lunch. (She is eating)
    Some stative Verbs are : agree, appear, seem, be, feel, see, etc.

    Correct Option: B

    have will replace am having because –
    have is a stative verb that usually relates to thoughts, emotions, relationships, senses, states of being and measurements. These Verbs are not used in Continuous Tenses.
    Simple Tenses are used for them.
    Look at the examples given below :
    She has a Mercedes. (She owns it.)
    She is having lunch. (She is eating)
    Some stative Verbs are : agree, appear, seem, be, feel, see, etc.



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 a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4), i.e. No error.

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    more will replace most because –
    Comparison has been made here.
    Hence, more popular than any other is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    more will replace most because –
    Comparison has been made here.
    Hence, more popular than any other is the right usage.