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 number. If there is No error, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    criteria will be used in place of criterion because–
    criteria (Noun) is the Plural of criterion
    Hence, a number of criteria is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    criteria will be used in place of criterion because–
    criteria (Noun) is the Plural of criterion
    Hence, a number of criteria 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. If there is No error, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    Use of on is incorrect.
    Last Sunday will replace On last Sunday

    Correct Option: A

    Use of on is incorrect.
    Last Sunday will replace On last Sunday



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    poetry/poems will replace poetries because –
    poetry (Uncountable Noun) : a collection of poems poetry is both Singular and Plural.
    Hence, the poems/ the poetry is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    poetry/poems will replace poetries because –
    poetry (Uncountable Noun) : a collection of poems poetry is both Singular and Plural.
    Hence, the poems/ the poetry is the right usage


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    will will not be used.
    Unless means the same as if ___ not.
    Look at the examples given below :
    You will be sick if you don’t stop eating.
    You’ll be sick unless you stop eating.
    Parallel Verbs are not used in the Conditional Clauses
    Hence, you study hard is the right usage

    Correct Option: B

    will will not be used.
    Unless means the same as if ___ not.
    Look at the examples given below :
    You will be sick if you don’t stop eating.
    You’ll be sick unless you stop eating.
    Parallel Verbs are not used in the Conditional Clauses
    Hence, you study hard is the right usage



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    to/be will replace as.
    The sentence will be –
    He thinks himself to be a great scholar.

    Correct Option: C

    to/be will replace as.
    The sentence will be –
    He thinks himself to be a great scholar.