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This final page of the Common Errors practice has 25 questions with the sentence cut into four parts, including spelling and word-form items marked All correct. It covers double comparatives, 'on the eve of', who versus which, singular subjects like Statistics, noun and adjective forms such as depletion and complicated, and basic spellings. Each question carries an answer and explanation.
Common Errors: Questions 169 to 193
Directions (Questions 169 to 193): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence (a), (b), (c) or (d). If there is no error, the answer is (e) (shown as No error, or All correct where the question says so). (Ignore errors of punctuation.)
(b) to reach the summit of the mountain,
(c) their chances of doing so are
(d) more better than they were last week.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. 'Better' is already comparative, so adding 'more' makes a double comparative.
2. Correct form: 'better than they were last week'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not use more with better, worse or any -er comparative.
2. A double comparative is a common error.
(b) only in daylight,
(c) one notable exception
(d) being the nightingale.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. The plural subject 'birds' needs the plural verb 'sing'.
2. Correct form: 'Most birds sing'.
3. The absolute phrase in (c)-(d) is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Plural subject takes a plural verb without -s.
2. Most + plural noun is plural.
(b) there was heavy
(c) political security
(d) in the state.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. The fixed expression is 'on the eve of' (the day before an event).
2. Correct form: 'On the eve of the election'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. On the eve of is an idiom with 'on'.
2. Learn prepositions in fixed phrases.
(b) the children would
(c) be happy for
(d) clearing away their toys.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Happy' is followed by 'to' + infinitive or 'about' + gerund for the cause of the feeling, not by 'for'.
2. Correct form: 'be happy about clearing away their toys' (or 'happy to clear away').
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Happy about/at something; happy to do something.
2. 'Happy for' is used only for someone else's good luck.
(b) which in
(c) people have successfully blended
(d) the modern with the traditional.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. A preposition comes before a relative pronoun in formal English; 'which in' reverses the correct order.
2. Correct form: 'in which people have successfully blended'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Preposition + which/whom comes in this order.
2. The relative clause needs a clean order.
(b) what happened before
(c) the car crashed
(d) into the wall.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. 'Neither' is always paired with 'nor'.
2. Correct form: 'Neither Alice nor Mary remembers'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Neither ... nor; either ... or.
2. The verb agrees with the nearer subject.
(b) that always wears
(c) a black shawl
(d) to work.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. 'That' can introduce a defining relative clause for a person, so 'the woman that always wears' is acceptable.
2. The simple present 'wears' shows a habit and agrees with the singular subject.
3. So there is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. That is allowed for people in defining clauses.
2. Who or that can both be correct.
(b) of the opposition party
(c) has tried to justify
(d) their decisions.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. The subject 'members' is plural, so the verb must be 'have'.
2. Correct form: 'have tried to justify'.
3. The plural 'their' in (d) agrees with the plural subject.
Teacher's Note:
1. Find the head noun (members).
2. 'Of the opposition party' does not change the number.
(b) the manufacturing and
(c) tourist industries is that
(d) the economy is improving.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. The singular noun 'view' takes the singular verb 'is'.
2. 'The manufacturing and tourist industries' is a correct compound phrase.
3. So there is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. The verb agrees with 'view', not 'industries'.
2. Check the real subject.
(b) was hesistant
(c) to comment
(d) on the government policy.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. 'Hesistant' is wrongly spelt; the correct spelling is 'hesitant'.
2. All other parts are correct.
3. So the error is in part (b).
Teacher's Note:
1. Hesitant has no s before the t.
2. Check spelling in 'all correct' questions.
(b) that he had definitely
(c) been wrong about his choice
(d) of courtiers.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (e) All correct
Explanation:
1. All words are spelt correctly and the past perfect 'had been wrong' is properly used.
2. 'Choice of courtiers' uses the right preposition.
3. So all parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Definitely is spelt with -ite, not -ate.
2. Choice of is the correct preposition.
(b) are now compulsory
(c) for all students taking a course
(d) in engineering.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. 'Statistics' as the name of a subject of study is singular and takes a singular verb.
2. Correct form: 'Statistics is now compulsory'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Subjects such as economics, physics and mathematics take singular verbs.
2. Statistics meaning figures is plural, but not here.
(b) is responsible
(c) for the maintainance
(d) of the school buildings.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Maintainance' is wrongly spelt; the correct spelling is 'maintenance'.
2. All other words are correct.
3. So the error is in part (c).
Teacher's Note:
1. Maintain becomes maintenance (not -ance).
2. Take care with noun endings -ance and -ence.
(b) any collectable
(c) item is, the higher
(d) the price tends to be.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (e) All correct
Explanation:
1. 'The more ... the higher' is a correct double comparative pattern.
2. 'Collectable' is an accepted spelling of 'collectible', and all words are correct.
3. So all parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. The + comparative ... the + comparative.
2. Some words have two accepted spellings.
(b) the Bhagavad Gita gives light
(c) and guide to the mind tortured by doubt
(d) and torn by conflict of duties.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Guide' is a noun meaning a person or book that guides; the abstract noun needed after 'gives light and' is 'guidance'.
2. Correct form: 'gives light and guidance'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Guide (person or verb), guidance (noun).
2. Use the same kind of noun on both sides of 'and'.
(b) to root out the custom of sati
(c) because a majority of
(d) the educated class does not support him.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. The sentence refers to the past ('was not easy'), so the verb in the 'because' clause must be in the past tense.
2. Correct form: 'the educated class did not support him'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Maintain tense consistency with the time of the story.
2. Historical events use the past tense.
(b) and the greenhouse effect
(c) are two long-term effects
(d) of air pollution.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. 'Deplete' is a verb, but a noun is needed as the subject; the noun is 'depletion'.
2. Correct form: 'Depletion of the Ozone layer'.
3. The plural verb 'are' is correct for the compound subject.
Teacher's Note:
1. A subject must be a noun or pronoun.
2. Deplete (verb), depletion (noun).
(b) have been victims
(c) of extreme violence
(d) are too frightened to report it to the police.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. 'Which' is for things; for people the relative pronoun is 'who' (or 'that').
2. Correct form: 'Most of the people who have been victims'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. People: who. Things: which.
2. That is used for both.
(b) to reducing human suffering
(c) by curing diseases
(d) and improving health.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. After 'helps to' a bare verb is needed; 'reducing' cannot follow 'to' here (infinitive marker).
2. Correct form: 'to reduce human suffering'.
3. The 'by curing ... and improving' gerunds are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Help to + base verb.
2. A gerund follows 'by', not infinitive 'to'.
(b) remark humiliated
(c) me, but I kept my cool
(d) and didn't allow my work to be affected by it.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (e) All correct
Explanation:
1. Every word is spelt correctly and the grammar is sound.
2. 'Derogatory' and 'affected' are both used correctly.
3. So all parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Affect (verb) and effect (noun) are different.
2. Derogatory means disrespectful.
(b) criminals
(c) who were accused
(d) of snatching ladies necklesses were finally booked.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. 'Necklesses' is wrongly spelt; the plural of 'necklace' is 'necklaces'.
2. All other words are correct.
3. So the error is in part (d).
Teacher's Note:
1. Necklace ends in -lace.
2. Plurals of words ending in -ce add -s.
(b) of the programme
(c) is to entertain
(d) the spectators
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (e) All correct
Explanation:
1. All the words are spelt correctly.
2. 'Is to entertain' correctly shows the purpose in a singular sentence.
3. So all parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Objective of the programme is to + verb.
2. Correct sentences are possible in this exam.
(b) administration are fundamental
(c) functions of the government machinery
(d) known as bureaucracy
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. 'Efficiency' is a noun, but it modifies 'administration' together with 'clean', so an adjective is needed.
2. Correct form: 'clean and efficient administration'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Adjectives joined by and: clean and efficient.
2. Keep parallel parts of speech.
(b) of intellectual property is more complicating
(c) than most pricing because today it is relatively
(d) inexpensive to make copies of most intellectual property.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. The adjective that describes the process as hard is 'complicated'; 'complicating' means causing complications.
2. Correct form: 'more complicated than most pricing'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. -ed adjectives describe the state; -ing adjectives describe the cause.
2. Complicated (hard), complicating (making hard).
(b) in space shuttles are much larger
(c) and more strong
(d) than the ones used in jet planes.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Strong' is a one-syllable adjective, so its comparative is 'stronger', not 'more strong'.
2. Correct form: 'and stronger than'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. One-syllable adjectives take -er in the comparative.
2. Both comparatives should have the same form (larger and stronger).
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