2ND INNINGS EDUCATION

SELF PRACTICE MATERIAL

COMMON ERRORS (NOUN)
01. Payal went (a)/ to her friend’s house (b)/ and gave her two (c)/ ten-rupees note.(d)/No error (e)
02. We will find a lamp-post (a)/ at the front (b)/ side of the (c)/ institute. (d)/ No error (e)
03. The moral of the army (a)/was so high because(b)/the news coming from(c)/front were very encouraging(d)/No
error(e)
04. My son is reading (a)/ Dinkar’s and Nirala’s (b)/poetries as a part (c) of his syllabus. (d)/ No error (e)
05. The same board (a)/ is used (b)/ for chess (c)/ as well as for draughts. (d)/ No error (e)
06. My friend went (a)/ to Mumbai and spoke (b)/ to Govinda’s (c)/ the actor’s secretary. (d)/ No error (e)
07. Children should not (a)/ seek admissions (b)/ to the elders (c)/ society (d)/ No error (e)
08. It is very (a)/ difficult to chase (b)/ a huge score (c)/ in the second inning. (d)/ No error (e)
09. She does not (a)/ cut paper (b)/ with blade (c)/ but with a scissors. (d)/ No error (e)
10. I went to the house (a)/ and found that (b)/ the cart’s wheel (c)/ was broken (d)/ No error (e)
11. Raghu is going (a)/ to Stephen Hawking’s (b)/ the scientist’s (c)/ country (d)/ No error (e)
12. Sachin Tendulkar has (a)/ scored more than (b)/ five thousands (c)/ runs(d)/ No error (e)
13. The name of (a)/ Amitabh’s (b)/ and Amitabh’s (c)/ father is Bachchan ji.(d)/ No error (e)
14. Sudhakar’s house (A)/ is at (b)/ a stone’s throw (c)/ from here. (d) No error (e)
15. There was (a)/ no money in the bank (b)/ in Dhananjay’s(c)/ and Mritunjay’s joint account.(d) No error (e)
16. Reena has been (a)/ given (b)/ a ten rupees (c)/ note today (d)/ No error (e)
17. They are (a)/ awaiting advices (b)/ from their (c)/Delhi branch. (d) No error (e)
18. Thousand (a)/ of rupees (b)/ were (c)/ spent by him (d). No error (e)
19. The crews (a)/ of the boat (b)/ were (c)/ not drowned (d)/ No error (e)
20. Ten kilometers (a)/ is a long distance (b) /but five years (c) /are not a long period (d)/ No error (e)
21. Linguistic (a)/ is (b)/ the study (c)/ of language (d)/ No error (e)
22. The machineries are (a)/ not functioning (b)/ properly (c)/ these day (d)/No error (e)
23. The poetries of (a)/ R. N. Tagore (b)/ has been taught (c)/ in the class (d)/ No error (e)
24. On his way (a)/ to the field (b)/ Golu saw a flock (c)/ of sheeps (d)/ No error (e)
25. Arabian nights are (a)/ collection of very (b)/ interesting episodes (c)/ of Adventure (d)/ No error (e)
26. Sunrise (a)/ is a (b)/ great (c)/ phenomena (d)/ No error (e)
27. Success in money-making (a)/ is not always (b)/ a good criteria (c)/ of real success in life. (d)/ No error (e)
28. Some teachers (a)/ find it difficult (b)/ to keep orders (c)/ in their classes (d)/ No error (e)
29. There have been (a)/ ten woman (b)/ doctors (c)/ in our colony (d)/ No error (e)
30. A five-men (a)/ delegation (b)/ waited upon (c)/ the Prime Minister (d)/ No error (d)
31. The widow (a)/ who lives near her house (b)/ is passing through (c)/ many crisis (d)/ No error (e)
32. Hindu (A)/ and Muslims (b)/ are (c)/ brothers (d)/ No error (e)
33. Deepak has (a)/ four man-servants (b)/ whereas Alok has got (c)/ only one woman-servant (d)/ No error (e)
34. The people (a)/ of the world (b)/ must (c)/ unite (d)/ No error (e)
35. Rakhi met me (a) on the way (b)/ and asked a one (c)/ hundred rupees note (d)/ N error (e)
36. Ramesh together with (a)/ his friends gave (b)/ Sarika (c)/ good advices. (d) No error (e)
37. I went to Delhi (a)/ and bought (b)/ much goods (c)/ for my wife. (d) No error (e)
38. The great artist (a)/ was surrounded by (b)/ his usual crowd (c)/ of hanger-ons.(d)/ No error (e)
39. Hundreds of (a)/ passer-bys(b)/ stopped at (c)/ the place of accident.(d)/ No error (e)
40. My parents obtained (a)/ many informations (b)/ about this child (c)/ last night (d)/ No error (e)
41. One should use (a)/spectacle to protect (b)/ one’s eyes from bright sunlight (c) No error (d)
42. Soni together with her parents (a)/went to the market (b)/ and brought (c)/ a lot of handkerchieves (d)/ No error (e)
43. Gulliver’s Travels (a)/ is an (b)/ interesting book (c)/ written by Jonathan Swift (d)/ No error (e)
44. Thousand of people (a)/ had already been killed (b)/ in the accident (c)/ near Railway crossing.(d)/ No error (e)
45. Five thousand (a)/ rupee is a (b)/ large amount (c)/ for everybody (d)/ No error (e)
46. We have (a)/ received advices (b)/ from our (c)/ Delhi branch (d)/ No error (e)
47. A few (a)/ dwarves are (b)/ working in (c)/ this circus (d)/ No error (e)
48. Doctors did (a)/ their best to save (b)/ the lifes of the (c)/ other countries (d)/ No error (e)
49. The gentry (a)/ of our colony (b)/ was invited (c)/ to attend the meeting (d)/ No error (e)
50. Custom is (a)/ paid on goods (b)/ imported from (c)/ other countries (d)/ No error (e)

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51. A number of boys are(a)reading this novel(b)/because this is one of the most(c)/important novel of India(d)/No
error (e)
52. If the teacher (a)/ is good the students (b)/ respond (c)/ positively to them (d)/ No error (e)
53. The book is (a)/ popular and the sale (b)/ is quite brisk in (c)/ all major city. (d)/ No error (e)
54. His company is (a)/ one of the few company (b)/ manufacturing this project (c)/ in the whole country (d)/ No error
(e)
55. On my way (a)/ to the railway station I meet (b)/ one of your friend (c)/ named Neeraj.(d) No error (e)
56. Inspite of four letter (a)/ we have sent, (b)/ we have received (c)/ no answer from the authority. (d)/ No error (e)
57. In spite of having received (a)/ all the necessary data (b)/ he did not take any decision (c)/ because of extraneous
reasons (d)/ No error (e)
58. Our housing society comprises (a)/ six block and thirty flats (b)/ in an area of (c)/ about thousand square meters
(d)/ No error (e)
59. One of my most (a)/ widely spread (b)/ bad habit (c)/ is the use of tobacco (d)/ No error (e)
60. One of the sergeant (a)/ came (b)/ running forward (c)/ the captain with a massage (d)/ No error (e)
61. His losses at the races (a)/ made the young man (b)/ lose the peace of his mind. (c)/ No error (d)
62. I am hearing (a)/ some old song (b)/ that I like. (c)/ No error (d)
63. Her sister-in-laws (a) are a cruel lot (b)/ and they harass her (c)/ No error (e)
64. One of the greatest contribution (a)/ to social reform (b)/ was his movement for (c)/ eradication of child –
marriage.(d)/ No error (e)
65. Some people (a)/ behavior teaches (b)/us not to (c)/ behave that way (d)/ No error (e)
66. All individuals are (A)/ different so their (b)/ tastes vary from (c)/ one another (d)/ No error (e)
67. All the children have (a)/assembled on the ground(b)/and are waiting for (c)/the Principal to come (d)/No error (e)
68. Let you and I (a)/ go to airport (b)/ to welcome (c)/ our beloved friend (d)/ No error (e)
69. He looks (a)/ more depressed than (b)/ her but I don’t (c)/ know the reason.(d)/ No error (e)
70. If you are good (a)/ to people you will be (b)/ treated well (c)/ by themselves (d)/ No error (e)
71. In today meeting (a)/ we must first discuss (b)/ and thrash out the problems (c)/ one by one (d)/ No error (e)
72. Growing awareness (a)/ among the people (b)/ will put some effect (c)/ on the politician’s action (d)/ No error (e)
73. They have invited (a)/ Pappy and I (b)/ to the function to be (c)/ held in the next month (d)/ No error (e)
74. If you inform me (a)/ of your’s arrival time (b)/ I shall come to (c)/ meet you at the airport (d)/ No error (e)
75. My uncle (a)/ forced my (b)/ friend and I (c)/ to stay back (d)/ No error (e)
76. The vacancy was (a)/ filled by Mr. Sharma(b)/ whom the manager said (c)/ ought to be promoted. (d)/ No error (e)
77. The pieces of glass windows (a)/ were spread for miles (b)/ but it apparently (c)/ killed no one (d)/ No error (e)
78. The book must be old (a)/ for it’s cover (b)/ is torn. (c)/ No error (e)
79. The demand of the workers (a)/ union that the dismissed (b)/ employee to reinstated has (c)/ been accepted by the
management (d)/ No error (e)
80. The minister speech (a)/ has been reported (b)/ to the newspaper. (c)/ No error (d)
81. Aditi was unable (a)/ to support her parent (b)/ even though both of them (c)/ had no income of their own (d)/ No
error (e)
82. Our system of assigning (a)/ different jobs to different people (b)/ should be based on (c)/ their strengths and
weaknesses (d)/ No error (e)
83. The sun whose (a)/ ray give life to the (b)/ earth was venerated as (c)/ God by our ancestors (d)/ No error (e)
84. One must use (a)/ his best efforts (b)/ if one (c)/ wishes to succeed (d)/ No error (e)
85. The main function of (a)/these employees (b)/ to provide (c)/good and effective customer service (d)/ No error (e)
86. I am obliged to you (a)/ and yours entire family (b)/ for showing kindness (c)/ and generosity towards us (d)/ No
error (e)
87. A large number of (a)/ her classmate called for (b)/ the hospital when (c)/ she was there (d)/ No error (e)
88. A few word of (a)/ gratitude are enough (b)/ to express your (c)/ feelings sincerely (d) No error (e)
89. No other (a)/ typists in this (b)/ office is as (c)/ slow as she (d)/ No error (e)
90. As the child was (a)/ too young to travel by himself (b)/ they arranged his travel (c)/ in the guard’s van. (d)/ No
error (e)
91. I have read (a)/ Tagore’s poems (b)/ who is a great poet (c)/ No error (d)
92. He received timely support (a)/ from his elder brother (b)/ who had been working abroad (c)/ for the last six year
(d)/ No error (e)
93. Nandini’s father insisted (a)/ on her marrying the man (c)/ of his choice (d)/ No error (e)
94. There is (a)/ no place (b)/ in the compartment (c)/ No error (d)

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95. He heard the guard (a)/ blowing whistles and knew (b)/ it was time for him (c)/ to enter the train (d)/ No error (e)
96. Some peoples feel depressed (a)/ whenever they think of future (b)/ because they do not believe (c)/ in their own
capabilities (d)/ No error (e)
97. Gandhiji lived a noble life of fasting (a)/ and poverty (b)/ in order to work for peaceful (c)/ and independence. (d)/
No error (e)
98. Mr. Sharma is (a)/ one of the (b)/ best teacher (c)/ in our school (d)/ No error (e)
99. If you had not been so secretive (a)/you had told me all the fact earlier (b)/ could have helped you.(c)/ No error (d)
100. Leader of different (a)/ state established (b)/ nationalist organizations (c)/ at provincial level. (d)/ No error (e)
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1 (d) Replace rupees by ‘rupee’. We use to say ten rupee note, not ten rupees note.
2 (c) Remove ‘side’. We should not write front side or back side.
3 (d) Replace were by ‘was’.
4 (c) Replace poetries by ‘poetry’. Poetry is uncountable noun.
5 (e) No Error.
6 (c) Replace Govinda’s by ‘Govinda’.
7 (b) Replace admissions by ‘admission’.
8 (d) Replace inning by ‘innings’.
9 (d) Replace a scissors by ‘a pair of scissors’.
10 (c) Replace the cart’s wheel by ‘the wheel of the cart’ as cart is non-living.
11 (b) Remove ’s from Stephen Hawking’s.
12 (c) Replace thousands by ‘thousand’.
13 (b) Remove ’s from Amitabh’s.
14 (e) No Error.
15 (c) Remove ’s from Dhananjay’s.
16 (c) Replace rupees by ‘rupee’.
17 (b) Replace advices by ‘advice’.
18 (a) Replace thousand by ‘thousands’.
19 (a) Replace crews by ‘crew’.
20 (d) Replace are by ‘is’.
21 (a) Replace linguistic by ‘linguistics’.
22 (a) Replace machineries are by ‘machinery is’.
23 (a) Replace poetries by ‘poetry’.
24 (d) Replace sheeps by ‘sheep’.
25 (a) Replace are by ‘is’.
26 (d) Replace phenomena by ‘phenomenon’.
27 (c) Replace criteria by ‘criterion’.
28 (c) Replace orders by ‘order’.
29 (b) Replace woman by ‘women’.
30 (a) Replace men by ‘man’.
31 (d) Replace crisis by ‘crises’.
32 (d) Replace brothers by ‘brethren’.
33 (b) Replace man by ‘men’.
34 (a) Replace people by ‘peoples’.
35 (d) Replace rupees by ‘rupee’.
36 (d) Replace advices by ‘advice’.
37 (c) Replace much by ‘many’ as goods are countable.
38 (d) Replace hanger ons by ‘hangers on’.
39 (b) Replace passer bys by ‘passers by’.
40 (b) Replace many informations by ‘many pieces of information’.
41 (b) Replace spectacle by ‘spectacles’.
42 (d) Replace handkerchives by ‘handkerchiefs’.
43 (e) No Error.
44 (a) Replace thousand by ‘thousands’.
45 (b) Replace rupee by ‘rupees’.
46 (b) Replace advices by ‘advice’.
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47 (e) No Error.
48 (c) Replace lifes by ‘lives’.
49 (c) Replace was by ‘were’.
50 (a) Replace custom by ‘customs’.
51 (d) Replace novel by ‘novels’.
52 (d) Replace them by ‘him’.
53 (d) Replace city by ‘cities’.
54 (b) Replace company by ‘companies’.
55 (c) Replace friend by ‘friends’.
56 (a) Replace letter by ‘letters’.
57 (e) No Error.
58 (b) Replace block by ‘blocks’.
59 (c) Replace habit by ‘habits’.
60 (a) Replace sergeant by ‘sergeants’.
61 (a) Replace losses by ‘loss’.
62 (b) Replace song by ‘songs’.
63 (a) Replace sister-in-law by ‘sisters-in-law’.
64 (a) Replace Contribution by ‘contributions’.
65 (a) Replace People by ‘peoples’.
66 (d) Replace another by another’s.
67 (d) Replace the principal to come by ‘the principal’s coming’.
68 (a) Replace and I by ‘and me’.
69 (c) Replace her by ‘she’.
70 (d) Replace themselves by ‘them’.
71 (a) Replace today by today’s.
72 (e) Replace No Error.
73 (b) Replace I by ‘me’.
74 (b) Replace your’s by ‘your’.
75 (c) Replace I by ‘me’.
76 (c) Replace whom by ‘who’.
77 (a) Replace glass windows by ‘window’s glasses’.
78 (b) Replace it’s by ‘it’.
79 (a) Replace workers by workers’.
80 (a) Replace minister by minister’s.
81 (b) Replace parent by ‘parents’.
82 (d) Replace strngths and weknesses by ‘strngth and wekness’.
83 (b) Replace ray by ‘rays’.
84 (b) Replace his by one’s.
85 (d) Replace service by ‘services’.
86 (b) Replace yours by ‘your’.
87 (b) Replace classmate by ‘classmates’.
88 (a) Replace word by ‘words’.
89 (b) Replace typists by ‘typist’.
90 (e) No Error.
91 (b) Replace Tagore’s poem by ‘poem of Tagore’.
92 (d) Replace year by ‘years’.
93 (e) No Error.
94 (b) Replace place by ‘room’.
95 (b) Replace whistles by ‘whistle’.
96 (a) Replace peoples by ‘people’.
97 (c) Replace peaceful by ‘peace’.
98 (c) Replace teacher by ‘teachers’.
99 (b) Replace fact by ‘facts’.
100 (b) Replace state by ‘states’.

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