The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.
on the refugee camps
Aid workers have delivered
No error
vast quantities of food
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'to' because we generally use the preposition 'to' after the verb 'delivered. Hence, 'to the refugee camps' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience.
Whatever a writer puts
with his own life experience
into a story probably comes
No error
The given sentence talks about different 'experiences acquired throughout the life by the writer.
Hence, 'with his own life experiences' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He is struggling to make a honest living.
a honest living
No error
struggling to make
He is
We use the article 'a' before the words starting with a Consonant (B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt, a neglected department, etc. However, the article 'an' is used before words starting with a Vowel (A, E, I, O, U) or a Vowel Sound for example, an educated person, an honest shopkeeper, etc.
Hence, 'an honest (starting with a vowel sound) living' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Anosmia is the completed loss or absence of the sense of smell.
absence of the sense of smell
Anosmia is the
completed loss or
No error
The given sentence is in the simple present tense so the verb must be used in the simple present form(V1).
Hence, 'complete(V1) loss' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
As a game, astrology and its predictions of fate personality can being fun.
No error
As a game, astrology and
and personality can being fun
its predictions of fate
'Modal verbs' are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must, would, might, and should. However, we generally use the first form of the verb(V1) after a modal verb.
Hence, 'personality can be(V1) fun' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
My sister called me for my lunch hours to tell me that she was getting married.
No error
My sister called me for my
was getting married
lunch hours to tell me that she
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'for' must be replaced with 'in'.
Hence, 'My sister called me in my' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Other South African cities only had one venue for staging exhibitions or /internationals events at highly standard.
No error
Other South African cities only
internationals events at highly standard
had one venue for staging exhibitions or
The given sentence needs an adjective(high) to tell a quality about the subject and not an adverb(highly). Moreover, 'internationals' must be replaced with 'international'.
Hence, 'international events of high standards' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
You should/ have respond / to my query / sooner.
You should
sooner
to my query
have respond
"Have + V3(third form of the verb)" is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'have responded(V3)' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 9:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
My friend / who's leg / was fractured, / has recovered.
was fractured
who's leg
My friend
has recovered
'Whose' is used to say exactly which person or thing you mean, or to give extra information about a person or thing. Similarly in the given sentence, the narrator is exactly telling about the leg of his friend.
Hence, 'whose leg' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Your name / precedes before / mine / in the list.
Your name
precedes before
mine
in the list
precedes before
We cannot write 'precedes' and 'before' together in a sentence as they have similar meanings & that will become a case of superfluousness (not necessary).
Hence, 'before' must be removed from the sentence to make it grammatically correct.
