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901
Identify the segment containing an error: 'The ship was drowned.'
A. The ship
B. was
C. drowned
D. No error
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Explanation
'Drown' is used for living beings. For non-living things like ships, use 'sink'. Correct: 'The ship sank' or 'was sunk'.
902
Identify the segment containing an error: 'They went for hunting.'
A. They
B. went
C. for
D. hunting
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'Go' + 'ing' form (go hunting/swimming) is used without 'for'. Alternatively, 'went for a hunt'. Correct: 'went hunting'.
903
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He insisted to pay.'
A. He
B. insisted
C. to
D. pay
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'Insist' takes 'on' + gerund. Correct: 'insisted on paying'.
904
Identify the segment containing an error: 'She is confident to win.'
A. She is
B. confident
C. to
D. win
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'Confident' takes 'of' + gerund. Correct: 'confident of winning'.
905
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I congratulate you for your success.'
A. I
B. congratulate
C. you for
D. your success
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Congratulate takes 'on'. Correct: 'congratulate you on your success'.
906
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He is afraid from dogs.'
A. He is
B. afraid
C. from
D. dogs
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Correct preposition is 'of'. Correct: 'afraid of dogs'.
907
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He is accused with theft.'
A. He is
B. accused
C. with
D. theft
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One is accused 'of' a crime. Correct: 'accused of theft'.
908
Identify the segment containing an error: 'The building comprises of five floors.'
A. The building
B. comprises
C. of
D. five floors
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'Comprise' means 'consist of'. Adding 'of' is redundant. Correct: 'comprises five floors'.
909
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He disposed off his old car.'
A. He
B. disposed
C. off
D. his old car
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The correct phrasal verb is 'dispose of' (single f). Correct: 'disposed of'.
910
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He does not care for my advice.'
A. He
B. does not
C. care
D. for my advice
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While 'care for' means to like/love, in the context of paying attention, 'care about' or 'heed' is better. But commonly 'care for' is used for 'tend to'. A clearer error: 'He provided the poor with food.' (Correct). 'He provided food to the poor.' (Correct). 'He provided the poor food.' (Ambiguous/Incorrect). Let's use: 'Dispose off'. Question: 'He disposed off the old car.' Error 'off'. Explanation: 'dispose of'.
