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Redundancy and Double Negatives in English Grammar

Practice identifying and correcting redundant expressions, double negatives, and pleonasms in English sentences

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
Both Matt as well as Terry are proposing to see a film.

  1. Matt as well as Terry are proposing to see a film.
  2. Both Matt and Terry is proposing to see a film.
  3. Both Matt and Terry are proposing to see a film.
  4. Both Matt and Terry was proposing to see a film.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correct option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
She did not know nothing.

  1. She does not know nothing.
  2. She do not know nothing.
  3. She did not know anything.
  4. She did not know nobody.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correct option to tick the correct answer for the following incorrect sentence.
Ross is the most happiest man in our family.

  1. Ross is more happiest man in our family.
  2. Ross is the happiest man in our family.
  3. Ross is more happier man in our family.
  4. None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
In my opinion I think he is a fool.

  1. In my opinion I think he are a fool.
  2. In my opinion I think he were a fool.
  3. In my opinion he is a fool.
  4. In my opinion he was a fool.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
She is the most prettiest girl in our family.

  1. She is the prettiest girl in our family.
  2. She is more prettiest girl in our family.
  3. She is much prettiest girl in our family.
  4. She is very prettiest girl in our family.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find out the word, which is redundant in the following sentence.
Nothing not greater than mother's love.

  1. greater
  2. love
  3. not
  4. than
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
I cannot do nothing more.

  1. I could not do nothing more.
  2. I cannot do anything more.
  3. I would not do nothing more.
  4. I should not do anything more.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
I am too busy not to see him.

  1. I am too busy not to saw him.
  2. I am too busy not to seeing him.
  3. I am too busy not to have seen him.
  4. I am too busy to see him.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the redundant word in the following sentence.
Laura is in a difficult dilemma.

  1. in
  2. a
  3. difficult
  4. none of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correct option to tick the correct answer for the following incorrect sentence.
Rob was killed by the poisonous venom of a snake.

  1. Rob was killed with the poisonous venom of a snake.
  2. Rob was killed by the venom of a snake.
  3. Rob killed the poisonous venom of a snake.
  4. Rob had killed the poisonous venom of a snake.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
The moon has not been brighter never before.

  1. The moon has not been brighter nothing before.
  2. The moon has not been brighter one before.
  3. The moon has not been brighter ever before.
  4. None of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the option that corrects the following incorrect sentence.
Both the farmer as well as his sons are ploughing the fields.

  1. Both the farmer as well as his sons is ploughing the fields.
  2. The farmer as well as his sons are ploughing the fields.
  3. The farmer as well as his sons is ploughing the fields.
  4. Both the farmer and his sons is ploughing the fields.
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