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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-13
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
While the handsome actor was busy | |
belting out one-liners, his | |
graceful co-star was a | |
complete imagery of woman power. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
No error.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
He is one of the first film producers | |
to actually take the much needed step | |
against stars putting up information about | |
under-production films on social networking websites. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
There is no such thing as ‘.. one of the first film producers…’ i.e. ‘one of the’ and ‘first’ cannot be used simultaneously. The correct forms that could have been used are ‘..he is one of the producers..’ or ‘..he is the first producer..’.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Had I | |
known it earlier | |
would had | |
made a different plan. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
The fault is with the third part. The correct form of verb should have been ‘have’ and not ‘had’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Initially, shop owners tried to | |
offer some resistance to the demolition but | |
seeing the heavy presence of the police force, | |
their resistance faded off. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
Here, a wrong phrasal verb is used in the fourth part of the sentence. ‘Faded away’ had to be used instead of ‘faded off’. Faded away means to depart, gradually; hence is apt here.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
With this initiative the corporation | |
hopes to assure the public that | |
it is confident of providing good service | |
and renewing their faith with the public transport system. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
There is the possessive pronoun for ‘they’. However, the sentence in the start uses the pronoun it, therefore, the possessive case of ‘it’ needs to be used which is ‘its’.
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