PRACTICE SET 1
Directions : In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error . If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘ No error’.
1. The road (1) / to famous monument (2) / passes through a forest. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (2), add ‘the’ before ‘famous’. ‘The’ is used before particular object.
2. Both the civilians (1) / and army men (2) / joined the First World War. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (2), add ‘ the’ before ‘army men.
3. A person I met (1) / in the theatre (2) / was the playwright himself.(3) / No error (4)
Answer : (1), replace ‘A’ by ‘The’. ‘The’ is used before specified objects.
4. He was fascinated by insects (1) / and the more he studied their habits (2) / greater was his fascination. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (3), add ‘the’ before ‘greater’.
5. One of the most (1) / widely spread (2) / bad habit (3) / is the use of tobacco. (4) / No error (5)
Answer : (3), replace ‘habit’ by ‘habits’.
6. All the furnitures have been (1) / sent to the new house (2) / located in a village. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (1), replace furnitures by ‘furniture’.
7. The polling was marred (1) / at many a place (2) / by attempts at rigging. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (2), replace ‘a place’ by ‘places’.
8. You can get (1) / all the informations you want (2) / in this book. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (2), replace ‘informations’ by ‘information’.
9. This article (1) / is not available in (2) / any of the shop (3) / in the market. (4) / No error (5)
Answer : (3), replace ‘shop’ by ‘shops’.
10. They have (1) / placed order (2) / for books. (3) / No error (4)
Answer : (2), replace ‘order’ by ‘orders’.
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