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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-4
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
I remember my childhood days | |
when I was used to go | |
to the farm with my father | |
and help him in his work | |
No error |
Question 1 Explanation:
when I used to go
Here, ‘used’ already denotes the past, ‘was used’ is redundant and two past tense words don’t come together.
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
I missed the last train | |
which I usually catch | |
and have to stay at the station | |
on my way back home yesterday. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
and had to stay at the station
Since the statement is in past tense, the tense used in (c) should also be past (‘had’).
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
If you had read | |
the relevant literature carefully | |
you would have answered | |
most of the questions correctly. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
No error
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The house where the dead man was found | |
is being guarded by police | |
to prevent it from being entered | |
and the evidence interfered with | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
the police
Since police is a proper noun, the definite article ‘the’ should be used.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
A sparrow has made a nest in Kesho's house | |
and had laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama | |
watched the nest for hours every day. | |
Even meal times were forgotten. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
A sparrow had made a nest in Kesho's house.
Since the statement is in past tense, the tense used in (c) should also be past (‘had’).
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