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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-15
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The government has warned | |
that air pollution from vehicles and power stations | |
is reducing life-expectancy in the country | |
in an average of six months. | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
The error is regarding the preposition that is being used in the last part of the sentence. With the use of ‘in’ the precise and correct meaning is not conveyed. ‘at’ is a more suitable option.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
If all goes well, | |
the examination scheduled for next month | |
is all set to be completely free | |
from annoying power cuts and disruptions. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
No error.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The buzz at the party was | |
that a famous | |
film star and politician, | |
would probable drop by for a while. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
The mistake is in the fourth part of the sentence. An adverb modifies a verb whereas in the third part, instead of the adverb ‘probably’, an adjective ‘probable’ is used.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The tennis player easy through | |
the opening set before her opponent, | |
rallied to take the final two sets | |
for the biggest victory of her young career. | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
In the second part of the sentence, instead of ‘before’, ‘against’ should be used.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
We have recently began | |
the" process of recruiting | |
insurance agents for | |
our North- Eastern branches. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
The error is in the first part of the sentence. The structure of the sentence under present perfect is: Subject + has/have + V3 (Past Participle). Hence, ‘begun’ should have been used instead of ‘began’.
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