Common Errors 11

Q.1. Many people in Bangladesh don't 1)/ scarcely know about the 2)/ hardships that the 3)/ Chakma refugees are experiencing. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.2. I always had 1)/ a great interest 2)/ and admiration for the 3)/ works of 4)/ William Shakespeare. No error 5)

Q.3. Between you and I 1)/ I am convinced 2)/ that this painting by Neetu shows greater 3)/ artistry than that 4)/ of Reshma. No error 5)

Q.4. Neither 1)/ Rakesh nor 2)/ Shakti, presented their 3)/ papers before the deadline for doing 4)/ so. No error 5)

Q.5. A recent 1)/ poll has indicated 2)/ that Binny is considered 3)/ brighter than any student 4)/ in the class. No error 5)

Q.6. The question 1)/ arises as to who 2)/ should go out 3)/ today you or me 4)/ No error 5)

Q.7. The company is planning 1)/ a training 2)/ programme for their 3)/ senior officers sometime 4)/ in December. No error 5)

Q.8. There was only 1)/ a loaf of bread and two bottles of milk in the 2)/ refrigerator when 3)/ we came back after a weekend in Manali. No error 5)

Q.9. Neither 1)/ the old man nor his 2)/ children knows 3)/ what to do about the 4)/ problem. No error 5)

Q.10. Because of 1)/ the recent strike in the 2)/ mills, less men 3)/ will be recruited in the coming 4)/ season. No error 5)

Q.11. No sooner 1)/ has he entered 2)/ the hall when the 3)/ lights went out and everybody began 4)/ to scream. No error 5)

Q.12. The repetation 1)/ of these 2)/ sounds stir 3)/ the emotions. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.13. Unemployment 1)/ as well as 2)/ poverty influence 3)/ the voters 4)/ No error 5)

Q.14. Tonsillitis 1)/ is 2)/ among those 3)/ diseases that is curable. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.15. This is the 1)/ only one of the 2)/ local newspapers 3)/ that print 4)/ such news. No error 5)

Q.16. Each of these 1)/ companies had their 2)/ account books 3)/ audited. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.17. Ten rupees 1)/ seem 2)/ too much for 3)/ such a leather bag. 4)/ 4)/ No error 5)

Q.18. These days 1)/ news are 2)/ travelling 3)/ faster than 4)/ before. No error 5)

Q.19. My best 1)/ friend 2)/ and advisor have 3)/ made this suggestion. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.20. Rakesh was one 1)/ of the players 2)/ who have not 3)/ participated in this 4)/ match. No error 5)

Q.21. I have 1)/ ceased worrying 2)/ because I heard 3)/ no more rumours. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.22. Having climbed 1)/ the mountain, 2)/ they have felt 3)/ a real sense of achievement. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.23. Sunita was 1)/ the better 2)/ of the 3)/ two in 4)/ Sociology. No error. 5)

Q.24. Yesterday 1)/ one of 2)/ the teacher 3)/ was called 4)/ by the office. No error 5)

Q.25. The timing 1)/ of these strikes 2)/ were 3)/ poorly planned 4)/ by union. No error 5)

Q.26. Neither the 1)/ manager nor the 2)/ accountant were able 3)/ to report on the 4)/ company's progress. No error 5)

Q.27. If I would have 1)/ been there 2)/ I certainly would have 3)/ taken care of the problem 4)/ No error 5)

Q.28. The reason her 1)/ and her friend decided to take the 2)/ bus instead of the train was that there 3)/ was an announcement about cancellation of several trains 4)/. No error 5)

Q.29. No sooner 1)/ had he began 2)/ to speak when 3)/ the opposition memeber started shouting slogans 4)/ No error 5)

Q.30. Each of the 1)/ hotel's 150 rooms were equipped 2)/ with central air conditioning 3)/ and colour television 4)/ No error 5)

Q.31. Your employer would have 1)/ been inclined 2)/ to favour request if you would have 3)/ waited for an occasion when he was less busy.4)/ No error 5)

Q.32. A great many 1)/ teachers firmly believe 2)/ that English is one of 3)/ the poorest taught/ subjects in schools 4)/ No error 5)

Q.33. When one leaves 1)/ his scooter to be repaired 2)/, he assumes 3)/ that the mechanic will repair the scooter good 4)/ No error 5)

Q.34. One of 1)/ my student 2)/ tells me 3)/ that she has failed/ in English 4)/. No error 5)