COMMON ERRORS
Direction: In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.
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Want (not usually used in the progressive tenses) = to have a desire or a wish for something.
Look at the sentence : All I want is the truth. Hence, Present simple i.e. People want should be used here. The sentence shows a general wish/ desire.Correct Option: A
Want (not usually used in the progressive tenses) = to have a desire or a wish for something.
Look at the sentence : All I want is the truth. Hence, Present simple i.e. People want should be used here. The sentence shows a general wish/ desire.
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The sentence shows past time. Hence, Past perfect i.e. people who had come to hear him ...... should be used here.
Correct Option: C
The sentence shows past time. Hence, Past perfect i.e. people who had come to hear him ...... should be used here.
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Being is followed by past participle i.e. and even killed in cold blood.
Correct Option: C
Being is followed by past participle i.e. and even killed in cold blood.
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Information (Uncountable Noun) = facts or details about somebody/something. e.g. a piece of information; pieces of information. It is incorrect to use informations as the plural of information. Hence, much information/ many pieces of information ...... should be used here.
Correct Option: B
Information (Uncountable Noun) = facts or details about somebody/something. e.g. a piece of information; pieces of information. It is incorrect to use informations as the plural of information. Hence, much information/ many pieces of information ...... should be used here.
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The work continued in the past and still goes on. Hence, Present perfect continuous i.e. although I have been living here for two years ..... should be used here.
Correct Option: C
The work continued in the past and still goes on. Hence, Present perfect continuous i.e. although I have been living here for two years ..... should be used here.
