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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a couple of days will replace the couple of days a couple of (something) : a few.
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We went there a couple of years ago.
There are a couple of more files to read.
Hence, a couple of days back is the right usageCorrect Option: B
a couple of days will replace the couple of days a couple of (something) : a few.
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We went there a couple of years ago.
There are a couple of more files to read.
Hence, a couple of days back is the right usage
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a great pain will replace great pain because –
if there is an Adj./an Adv.– Adj. Combination before the Noun,a/an (Indef. Art.) agree with the first sound in the adj./Adv. – Adj. combination.
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Correct Option: C
a great pain will replace great pain because –
if there is an Adj./an Adv.– Adj. Combination before the Noun,a/an (Indef. Art.) agree with the first sound in the adj./Adv. – Adj. combination.
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the will be used before Death because –
when Death is followed by a Prep, the (Def. Art.) is used before it.
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Death marched in and took him away.
The Death of all my plans has put me in this position.
Hence, The death of is the right usageCorrect Option: A
the will be used before Death because –
when Death is followed by a Prep, the (Def. Art.) is used before it.
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Death marched in and took him away.
The Death of all my plans has put me in this position.
Hence, The death of is the right usage
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sank will replace drowned because –
sink (Verb) is used for Objects
drown (Verb) is used for living things
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The children were drowned after falling into the river.
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
Hence, the ship sank is the right usageCorrect Option: B
sank will replace drowned because –
sink (Verb) is used for Objects
drown (Verb) is used for living things
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The children were drowned after falling into the river.
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
Hence, the ship sank is the right usage
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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from bringing will replace to bring because –
bringing cycles is the Object after a Preposition, and
from (Prep.) will be used because it indicates prevention/prohibition/restraint
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Correct Option: B
from bringing will replace to bring because –
bringing cycles is the Object after a Preposition, and
from (Prep.) will be used because it indicates prevention/prohibition/restraint
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