Question : In the sentence, identify the segment that contains the grammatical error. No sooner had the lockdown been announced when people began to do panic shopping.
Option 1: No sooner had
Option 2: the lockdown been announced
Option 3: when people began
Option 4: to do panic shopping
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Correct Answer: when people began
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
The conjunction when should be replaced with than to maintain grammatical accuracy. In the given sentence, the conjunction no sooner...than is a correlative conjunction pair commonly used to express a cause-and-effect relationship in a simultaneous or nearly simultaneous manner. When using no sooner, it is followed by than to introduce the resulting action.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "No sooner had the lockdown been announced than people began to panic shop."
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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The ship sink / in the sea / and had / no survivors.
Option 1: in the sea
Option 2: and had
Option 3: The ship sink
Option 4: no survivors
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. No sooner he was / brought to the hospital / than he began panting heavily.
Option 1: brought to the hospital
Option 2: No sooner he was
Option 3: No error
Option 4: than he began panting heavily.
Question : In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. A community is a group of people who shares a common culture.
Option 1: a group of people
Option 2: who shares a
Option 3: a community is
Option 4: common culture
Question : Select the correct active voice for the given sentence. Panic has been caused by the sudden lockdown.
Option 1: The sudden lockdown is causing panic.
Option 2: The sudden lockdown is the cause of panic.
Option 3: The sudden lockdown has caused panic.
Option 4: Panic is being caused by the sudden lockdown.
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error. These girls have been living in this flat since five years.
Option 1: these girls
Option 2: have been living
Option 3: since five years
Option 4: in this flat
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