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, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
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when he remembered will replace when he was remembering because –
remember is not used in Progressive Tense.
Hence, Ramesh smiled when he remembered is the right usageCorrect Option: A
when he remembered will replace when he was remembering because –
remember is not used in Progressive Tense.
Hence, Ramesh smiled when he remembered is the right usage
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Use of just and exactly together is superfluous.
Hence, either just or exactly will be used.
Look at the examples given below :
This jacket is just my size.
It’s just/exactly as I thought.Correct Option: B
Use of just and exactly together is superfluous.
Hence, either just or exactly will be used.
Look at the examples given below :
This jacket is just my size.
It’s just/exactly as I thought.
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a will replace the because –
the packet of cigarrettes is a general commodity here, so, the (def. Art.) will not be used. Instead, a (Indef. Article) will be used.
Here, produced (Verb) means to bring forthCorrect Option: C
a will replace the because –
the packet of cigarrettes is a general commodity here, so, the (def. Art.) will not be used. Instead, a (Indef. Article) will be used.
Here, produced (Verb) means to bring forth
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No error.
Neither of and either of followed by a Plural Noun/ Pronoun take a Singular/Plural Verb. as in —
Neither of my parents speak a foreign language.Correct Option: D
No error.
Neither of and either of followed by a Plural Noun/ Pronoun take a Singular/Plural Verb. as in —
Neither of my parents speak a foreign language.
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Use of would is superflous. Hence, write to me will replace would write to me.
Correct Option: B
Use of would is superflous. Hence, write to me will replace would write to me.