Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: C
The error is in incentives have become.
The subject is motivating employees, a gerund phrase, which is singular: motivating employees ... has become increasingly difficult.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: C
The error is in suffer of shortage.
Suffer takes from before an affliction: suffer from a shortage of funds. Suffer of is not English.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: D
The error is in positively to them.
The pronoun refers to the teacher, who is singular: respond positively to him. Them has no plural antecedent in the sentence.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: C
The error is in were overlook by.
The passive needs the past participle: were overlooked by many of his friends.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: D
The error is in you and I.
The phrase is the object of apply to, so the pronoun is the object form: you and me. The mistaken I is a hypercorrection.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: D
The error is in in the humour for it.
The idiom is in the mood for something, or in the humour to do it. In the humour for is not the established form.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: C
The error is in than the master came.
Scarcely pairs with when, not than. No sooner is the one that takes than.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: C
The error is in to not to.
The infinitive is negated once: advised all the staff not to indulge in gossip. The second to is a repetition.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: B
The error is in first interview he dressed him.
The subject and object are the same person, so the pronoun must be reflexive: he dressed himself. Dress can also stand alone - he dressed in his most formal suit.
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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".
Answer: B
The error is in the government come.
The activities have already stopped, so the verb should be the present perfect: have come to a standstill. The simple present would describe a habit rather than a state now reached.
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