Parallelism, Modifier, Repetition and Redundancy
| Description: Parallelism Modifier Repetition and Redundancy (difficult) | |
| Number of Questions: 30 | |
| Created by: Arav Srivastava | |
| Tags: Parallelism Modifier Repetition and Redundancy (difficult) Double Usage, Repetition and Redundancy Redundancy Parallelism Adjectives and Adverbs (Word Usage) Parts of Speech Sentence Construction Structural Errors |
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
The Egyptians (A) first discovered that (B) drying fruit preserved it, made it (C) sweeter, (D) improving its flavor. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
The ballad (A) is characterized by informal diction, by a narrative largely (B) dependent on action and dialogue, by thematic (C) intense, and by (D) stress on repetition. (E) No error
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
Critical thinkers are (A) able to identify (B) main issues, recognize (C) underlying assumptions, and (D) evaluating evidence. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
The purpose (A) of traveller's cheques (B) is to protect travellers from (C) theft and accidental (D) lost of money. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
(A) Despite their insistence that he (B) will appear when (C) there is an important event, the president (D) schedules press conferences with the news media at his discretion. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
Martin Luther King Junior's magnificent (A) speaking ability (B) enabling him to (C) effectively express Demands (D) for social justice for Black Americans. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
(A) Although it might take a laboratory analysis to determine the (B) exact proportions of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in your garden soil, (C) feel the soil's texture to get a good idea of what (D) they are. (E) No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
It is essential that vitamins (A) are supplied either by foods (B) or (C) by supplementary tablets for normal growth (D) to occur. (E) No error
Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
Modern man is heir to the caveman who made his first fire, flaked the first stone tools and _______ on the flesh of the mammoth.
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
(A) When reminded of his obligation under the rules, (B) he complied with the requirement that all graduate students (C) in education (D) should write a thesis. (E) No error
Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
At the beginning of economic growth, there are changes ________, in the work that they perform and in the manner in which they live.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
The terrorist's demand that the airline provides a plane will not be met by the deadline.
Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
In the last three hundred years, man has created a magnificent industrial society, produced machines that do much of the work for him and _______.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
It is not necessary that you must take an entrance examination to be admitted to a university.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
Doctors sometimes have difficulty diagnosing pneumonic cold because the symptoms of this fatal disease are often quite similar to the common cold.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
It is the recommendation of many psychologists that a learner uses mental images to associate words and remember names.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
During audition, it is hoarse and throaty, but as such it is gentle and coherent.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
During his youth, he used to work out ten times as much as he jogged, but today in his middle age he is doing less of it.
Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
The mill management declared lock out to minimize its losses arising out of the go slow activities of the workmen and also ___________a lesson that they would not easily forget.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
The manager delegated to each of his juniors, who was an effective administrator too, a task commensurate to his strength.
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
In a census conducted recently, it was found that the average Indian makes less than Rs. 100 per day, eats no more than two meals, drinking 8 litres of polluted water daily and breathing 100 m3 of polluted air everyday.
Directions: Choose the best out of the available options to fill the blank against the question.
The air inside a house or office building often has higher concentrations of contaminants ______ heavily polluted outside air.
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).
Having (A) convinced herself about the futility of (B) any strict regimen, she ignored the suggestion that she (C) should get (D) more exercise. (E) No error
Directions: A part of the sentence that has been underlined has an error. Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.
To say that the graceful dance movements of Helen were less enchanting than those of Matondkar is doing a grave injustice to both the dancers.