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. 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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    availed myself of will replace availed.
    avail oneself of (Idiom) : take advantage of
    Look at the examples given below :
    We availed ourselves of his goodwill.
    Guests availed themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.
    Hence, that I availed myself of is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    availed myself of will replace availed.
    avail oneself of (Idiom) : take advantage of
    Look at the examples given below :
    We availed ourselves of his goodwill.
    Guests availed themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.
    Hence, that I availed myself of is the right usage


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. 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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    sick of life will replace sick with life.
    sick of (something) : being bored with/annoyed about something
    Look at the examples given below :
    I’m sick of the way you’ve treated me.
    We’re sick of waiting around like this.

    Correct Option: C

    sick of life will replace sick with life.
    sick of (something) : being bored with/annoyed about something
    Look at the examples given below :
    I’m sick of the way you’ve treated me.
    We’re sick of waiting around like this.



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    Use of the is incorrect because –
    the (Def. Art.) will not be used with the names of field of study.
    Hence, to win Nobel Prize for Literature is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Use of the is incorrect because –
    the (Def. Art.) will not be used with the names of field of study.
    Hence, to win Nobel Prize for Literature is the right usage.


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    to care for/to take care of will replace to care because –
    to care for/to take care of (Phr.V.) : to look after somebody
    And. moreover, a Preposition is used at the end of a Phrasal Verb
    Look at the examples given below :
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    Correct Option: C

    to care for/to take care of will replace to care because –
    to care for/to take care of (Phr.V.) : to look after somebody
    And. moreover, a Preposition is used at the end of a Phrasal Verb
    Look at the examples given below :
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    making will replace doing because –
    make a mistake is the right usage.
    Look at the examples given below :
    Don’t worry; we all make mistakes.
    I made the mistake of giving him my address.
    Hence, always making is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    making will replace doing because –
    make a mistake is the right usage.
    Look at the examples given below :
    Don’t worry; we all make mistakes.
    I made the mistake of giving him my address.
    Hence, always making is the right usage