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
He is
struggling to make
No error
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 2:
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.
Aid workers have delivered
No error
on the refugee camps
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 3:
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.
into a story probably comes
with his own life experience
Whatever a writer puts
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 4:
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.
He is
struggling to make
a honest living
No error
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 5:
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.
No error
completed loss or
Anosmia is the
absence of the sense of smell
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 6:
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
its predictions of fate
and personality can being fun
'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 7:
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.
lunch hours to tell me that she
was getting married
My sister called me for my
No error
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 8:
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.
Other South African cities only
had one venue for staging exhibitions or
internationals events at highly standard
No error
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 9:
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
to my query
sooner
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 10:
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.
My friend
has recovered
was fractured
who's leg
'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.
