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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Common Error Detection .

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
No sooner the / clock strike six than / all the employees / rushed out of office.

A) No sooner the B) clock strike six than C) all the employees D) rushed out of office E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

No sooner did the

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We play / tennis together / every morning / since last June.

A) We play B) tennis together C) every morning D) since last June E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

We have been playing

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Don't go by his appearance; / he is capable at / doing any work / without any hesitation.

A) Don't go by his appearance B) he is capable at C) doing any work D) without any hesitation E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

he is capable of

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Even at the planning stage / Rajesh was quite sure, / that the scheme was / binding to fail.

A) Even at the planning stage B) Rajesh was quite sure C) that the scheme was D) binding to fail E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

bound to fail

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Our school is making / every possible effort / to provide best facilities / and personal attention for each child.

A) Our school is making B) every possible effort C) to provide best facilities D) and personal attention for each child E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

and personal attention to each child

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In my opinion / the balance sheet exhibits / a true and fair / view of the state of affairs of the bank.

A) In my opinion B) the balance sheet exhibits C) a true and fair D) view of the state of affairs of the bank E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
At last the rain ceased / and the sky was / cleared by clouds / and lightning.

A) At last the rain ceased B) and the sky was C) cleared by clouds D) and lightning E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

cleared of clouds

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In the last week / I tell him to come / in time but he still / comes late every day.

A) In the last week B) I tell him to come C) in time but he still D) comes late every day E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

I told him to come

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
You may not always / get whatever you deserve / but that does not belittle / the importance for your work.

A) You may not always B) get whatever you deserve C) but that does not belittle D) the importance for your work E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

the importance of your work

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When I stood up spontaneously / and questioned the speaker; / someone commented that / it was a boldly step.

A) When I stood up spontaneously B) and questioned the speaker C) someone commented that D) it was a boldly step E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

it was a bold step

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