common errors section 4 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The young child singed a very sweet song for the audience.

a) singed

b) a very sweet song

c) The young child

d) for the audience

Question : 2

Instead of laying off (1)/ the workers, the company (2)/ decided to ask them (3)/ to avail voluntary retirement (4)/ No error (5)

a) to avail voluntary retirement

b) the workers, the company

c) Instead of laying off

d) decided to ask them

e) No error

Question : 3

Feminists (1)/ have viewed the Patriarchal (2)/ control of women’s bodies as one of the prime issues (3)/ facing the contemporary women’s movement (4) / All Correct (5)

a) facing the contemporary women’s movement

b) have viewed the Patriarchal

c) Feminists

d) control of women’s bodies as one of the prime issues

e) All Correct

Question : 4

you may not know it (1)/ but this engine is (2)/ claimed to have twice (3)/ as powerful as the previous one (4)/No error (5)

a) as powerful as the previous one

b) but this engine is

c) you may not know it

d) claimed to have twice

e) No error

Question : 5

In twenty wrecks five lives were fortunately lost.

a) five lives were

b) No error

c) In twenty wrecks

d) fortunately lost.

Question : 6

Investigating officers have found (1) / a lot of gaps between (2) / the information they gather on their own (3)/ and the version of events narrated by the accused (4)/ No error (5)

a) and the version of events narrated by the accused

b) a lot of gaps between

c) Investigating officers have found

d) the information they gather on their own

e) No error