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Superfluous expressions - Test Set 1

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20 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    Within an hour's journey we/ will approach near/ Agra/ no error
    1. Within an hour's journey we
    2. will approach near
    3. Agra
    4. no error
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  2. Question 2

    He asked/ supposing if he fails/ hat he would do./ no error
    1. supposing if he fails
    2. hat he would do
    3. He asked
    4. no error
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  3. Question 3

    The power to/ distinguish between differences/ is the basis of science and art./ no error
    1. The power to
    2. is the basis of science and art
    3. distinguish between differences
    4. no error
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  4. Question 4

    The short story/ should not exceed/ more than two hundred words./no error
    1. The short story
    2. should not exceed
    3. more than two hundred words
    4. no error
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  5. Question 5

    This happened/ just exactly/ five years ago./ no error
    1. no error
    2. five years ago
    3. This happened
    4. just exactly
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  6. Question 6

    Probably by the end of the year he will/ leave for the U.S.A;/ with bag and baggage./ no error
    1. Probably by the end of the year he will
    2. leave for the U.S.A
    3. with bag and baggage
    4. no error
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  7. Question 7

    Many people don't hardly know about the real factors/ that have led the state/ to so many crises./ no error
    1. Many people don't hardly know about the real factors
    2. that have led the state
    3. to so many crises
    4. no error
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  8. Question 8

    She wishes to join lectureship because/ she thinks that this/ is a peaceful profession./ no error
    1. she thinks that this
    2. She wishes to join lectureship because
    3. is a peaceful profession
    4. no error
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  9. Question 9

    When Ram heard the news that his father has been hospitalized/ he cancelled his trip/ and returned back to his village/ no error
    1. When Ram heard the news that his father has been hospitalized
    2. he cancelled his trip
    3. and returned back to his village
    4. no error
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  10. Question 10

    Looking forward/ to meeting you/ in person./ no error
    1. Looking forward
    2. to meeting you
    3. in person
    4. no error
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  11. Question 11

    In the back side/ of our house/ we have a garden./ no error
    1. In the back side
    2. of our house
    3. we have a garden
    4. no error
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  12. Question 12

    All the teachers/ came to school/ at the same usual time./ no error
    1. All the teachers
    2. All the teacher
    3. at the same usual time
    4. no error
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  13. Question 13

    Throghout the whole year there was not/ a single day/ without some violence/ no error
    1. no error
    2. a single day
    3. without some violence
    4. Throghout the whole year there was not
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  14. Question 14

    According to me every student of English literature/ must read all the best/ tragedies of Shakespeare./ no error
    1. According to me every student of English literature
    2. must read all the best
    3. tragedies of Shakespeare
    4. no error
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  15. Question 15

    Throughout the whole year there was not/ a single day/ without some violence./ no error
    1. a single day
    2. Throughout the whole year there was not
    3. without some violence
    4. no error
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  16. Question 16

    She reimbursed back the money/ which I had spent during our/ journey to Kathmandu./ no error
    1. She reimbursed back the money
    2. which I had spent during our
    3. journey to Kathmandu
    4. no error
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  17. Question 17

    The science project of the company was/ equally as successful/ as the first project./ no error
    1. The science project of the company was
    2. as the first project
    3. equally as successful
    4. no error
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  18. Question 18

    The candidate requested the chairman/ to repeat the/ question again./ no error
    1. The candidate requested the chairman
    2. question again
    3. no error
    4. to repeat the
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  19. Question 19

    As my neighbourers are very cooperative/ I do not/ feel any difficulty/ no error
    1. As my neighbourers are very cooperative
    2. I do not
    3. feel any difficulty
    4. no error
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  20. Question 20

    They stayed in Kashmir for a very short/ period of time and then/ they returned home/ no error
    1. They stayed in Kashmir for a very short
    2. they returned home
    3. period of time and then
    4. no error
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