General English Common Errors Test 7

Common Errors Online Test

This is an online quiz to test your knowledge of Common Errors in English.
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There are 10 questions in the test.
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Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Video-games may not (a)/ necessarily adversely affect (b)/ the academic results in children, (c)/ contrary to most parents’ perception. (d)

(a) Video-games may not

(b) necessarily adversely affect

(c) the academic results in children,

(d) contrary to most parents’ perception.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Instead of laying off (a)/ the workers, the company (b)/ decided to ask them (c)/ to avail voluntary retirement. (d)

(a) Instead of laying off

(b) the workers, the company

(c) decided to ask them

(d) to avail voluntary retirement.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Gautam did not care (a)/ so many about (b)/ anything else as much (c)/ as he cared for his dog. (d)

(a) Gautam did not care

(b) so many about

(c) anything else as much

(d) as he cared for his dog.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The girls (a)/ which (b)/ won were honoured (c)/ by their friends. (d)

(a) The girls

(b) which

(c) won were honoured

(d) by their friends.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The fire that gutted (a)/ years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs (b)/ of the University building was (c)/ due to a short circuit. (d)

(a) The fire that gutted

(b) years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs

(c) of the University building was

(d) due to a short circuit.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

He is one of the first film producers (a)/ to actually take the much needed step (b)/ against stars putting up information about (c)/ under-production films on social networking websites. (d)

(a) He is one of the first film producers

(b) to actually take the much needed step

(c) against stars putting up information about

(d) under-production films on social networking websites.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

A non-banking financial company is a (a)/ financial institution similarly to a bank (b)/ but it cannot issue (c)/ chequebooks to customers. (d)

(a) A non-banking financial company is a

(b) financial institution similarly to a bank

(c) but it cannot issue

(d) chequebooks to customers.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The actress made a rare appearance (a)/ at the party and was (b)/ overheard talking in (c)/ her next big project. (d)

(a) The actress made a rare appearance

(b) at the party and was

(c) overheard talking in

(d) her next big project.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

We have noticed (a)/ you in advance (b)/ regarding (c)/ the regional manager’s conference. (d)

(a) We have noticed

(b) you in advance

(c) regarding

(d) the regional manager’s conference.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Krishna ran to the (a)/ nearing grocery store to (b)/ buy biscuits as his parents (c)/ were expecting guests. (d)

(a) Krishna ran to the

(b) nearing grocery store to

(c) buy biscuits as his parents

(d) were expecting guests.

(e) No error

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