Common Errors Online Quiz 3 for SSC, Banking & Railway Exams – Practice Now

Solution:The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence. Remove `Had’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Solution:There is a prepositional error. ‘To’ should be used instead of ‘too’. Here we are talking about direction so preposition ‘to’ should be used. Hence, option(c) is the correct answer.

Solution:The correct answer is option a. The error lies in part a of the sentence.
Remove ‘To’ after tell. Usage of ‘To’ is redundant after “Tell”.

Solution:There is a prepositional error. ‘At’ is used before places where event is happening. Here the correct preposition is ‘in the afternoon’. Hence , option(b) is the correct answer.

Solution:The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part (b) of the sentence.
Replace ‘Were’ with ‘Was’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Many a – It is used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people
‘Many a’ is always followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.

Solution:The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. Remove ‘Brother’ after ‘Cousin’.
When we use the word ‘Cousin’, we need not to specify the gender. Whether male or female, use only ‘Cousin’, or we can mention ‘Paternal/Maternal’
In the given sentence, ‘He’ is used to mention gender therefore usage of ‘He is my cousin’ is correct.

Solution:The correct answer is option a.
The error lies in part a of the sentence.
Remove `For’ after the word `Awaited’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Usage of ‘For’ is redundant here. Because ‘Await’ itself means ‘Wait for’.

Solution:The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. Here, ‘Little’ is used which means ‘No chance of recovery’ which is correct as per the context of the sentence.
Little – used in a negative sense. It means `Near about no’.
For example - They had little money to spend. (Not much/almost nothing.)
A little – used in a positive sense. Its meaning is ‘Some’.
For example - She saves a little money every month. (Some, a small amount)
The little – It means `Whatever that is left’.
For example - The little grain that he had was spoiled in the rain.

Solution:The correct answer is option d.
The error lies in part (d) of the sentence.
Replace ‘Smarter’ with ‘Smart’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
When two adjectives are joined with `And’ then both the adjectives must be in the same degree.
In the given sentence, the adjective ‘Good’ is in the positive degree hence, usage of the positive degree ‘Smart’ is appropriate.
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared.
The Positive degree is the uncompared base form of an adjective or adverb.
The given sentence states the qualities of the person hence usage of positive degree is appropriate.

Solution:The correct answer is option c.
Replace `Component’ with `Components’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
‘One, None, Someone, Anyone, Everyone’ these pronouns followed by `Singular Noun & Singular Verb’. But when followed by `Of the’ then it is followed by `Plural Noun & Singular Verb’. Hence, usage of the plural noun ‘Components’ is appropriate.