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- The test is designed to check your current understanding of the language and whether you are able to use the rules of grammar to identify errors in sentences.
- Directions for individual questionsEach sentence is divided into parts and each part is labeled as an answer option. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark that part as the answer. If there is no error, mark that part as your answer
Part Errors (Grammar): Test-8
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Though their qualifications span a diverse | |
range, there is an equal | |
number of graduates and those who have just completed School, each set | |
making up | |
close to 30% of these households. No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
makes up
This statement is in simple present tense, so ‘makes up’ will be used.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
As if | |
the most dangerous moment for any dictatorship is when | |
it starts to | |
reform, North Korea looks ready to turn that truism on its head. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
As
Clauses that start with as if describe an unreal or improbable situation. For eg. He looked as if he knew the answer. Here, ‘as’ will be used.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
It so happens | |
that this happy campy ritual is their way of life | |
and one into which | |
they don't particularly welcome | |
voyeuristic intrusions. No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
and one in which
‘into’ is used when we mean to move toward the inside of something. Here, ‘in’ will be appropriate.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
If the present rate in increase continues | |
our population at the turn of the century | |
may well reach the staggering figure of one billion. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
rate of increase
When we talk about rate ‘of’ something, we use the preposition ‘of’.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The progress of these plants | |
is not being very encouraging | |
and they are still in various stages of construction. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
is not very encouraging
The sentence is in simple present tense, so ‘being’ will not be used.
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Problem with option ‘e’. ‘No error’ merged with the last part of the sentence.
Maybe its expected that last part of sentence has no error.