COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH – II

Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

1. More than one employee were killed in the accident.

2. I request you kindly to help me.

3. The doctor saw the pulse of the patient.

4. He put of his coat.

5. There were few incidents of irregularity for the Emergency years.

6. One must finish his task on time.

7. Which photograph is living there?

8. It is one of the most important day in my life.

9. He was elected President of our society.

10. It is he who came to see us.

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Pick out the most effective word from the given words to give a complete
meaning to the sentence.

1. The book has been hyped up far beyond its worth.

a) priced b) circulated c) publicized d) praised

2. He saw his role in the organization as proactive.

a) effective b) ineffective c) motivator d) taking the initiative

3.The investment scheme had been a scam all along.

a) swindle b) plain c) failure d) successful

4. Another theory postulates that the yogic treatment relaxes the mind and body.
a) highlights b) to assume to be true c) makes doubtful d) discard

5. Sanjay has a propensity for getting into debt.

a) liking b) aptitude c) will d) natural tendency

6. The Bosnian forces had no artillery and were completely annihilated.

a) disarmed b) tired of fighting c) destroyed d) inefficient

7. No one welcomes him to a party for he is so garrulous.

a) behaves indecently c) too proud c) to have ego d) talks too much

8. Illness prevalent in ageing population

a) incurable b) commonly occurring c) infectious d) curab

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