Common Errors Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Directions:

The following questions are splitted into parts using (Alphabets, Numbers or /), Here some parts of the sentences have errors and remainings are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The Alphabets, Numbers or /, of that part is the answer for that question. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.

Note: In some questions no seperation has been done. So find the answers acoordingly.

Question : 16 [SSC Steno Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ 2016]

The children left (1)/ the playground (2)/ one after one. (3)/ No error (4)

a) the playground

b) one after one.

c) The children left

d) No error

Answer: (b)

one by one or one after another/the other is the right usage.

one by one : first one, then the next, then the next etc., separately

one after another : used for saying that actions are done/things happen with very little time between them; one after the other

Question : 17

Plagued by huge losses, (1)/full service airlines are struggling, (2)/ to cope with the competition (3)/ from low cost airlines(4)/ No error (5)

a) from low cost airlines

b) full service airlines are struggling,

c) Plagued by huge losses,

d) to cope with the competition

e) No error

Answer: (e)

Question : 18

A period of six years (A)/ have elapsed (B)/ since I last saw her. (C)/ No error (D)

a) have elapsed

b) since I last saw her.

c) A period of six years

d) No error

Answer: (a)

A period of six years is a singular subject. Hence, Singular Verb i.e. has elapsed .... should be used.

Question : 19

The Union Health Minister has (1) / pitched for an increase in Its(2)/ budgetary allocation (3)/ citing plans to strengthen the delivery of existing schemes (4)/No error (5)

a) citing plans to strengthen the delivery of existing schemes

b) pitched for an increase in Its

c) The Union Health Minister has

d) budgetary allocation

e) No error

Answer: (e)

Question : 20

They have not fully considered (1)/ the impact that relaxing (2)/these guidelines is likely (3)/ to have with the economy (4)/ No error (5)

a) to have with the economy

b) the impact that relaxing

c) They have not fully considered

d) these guidelines is likely

e) No error

Answer: (a)

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