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 usage

    Correct 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 forth

    Correct 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.