English Language

Idioms and Phrases

680 Questions
All Idiom/Phrase Meaning 431 Error Detection in Idioms 73 Synonymous Idiom Replacement 58 Idiom Completion 46 Contextual Usage 22 Foreign Origin Phrase Meaning 1 One-Word Substitution 1 Prepositional Phrase Selection 1

Idioms and Phrases Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. Lawyers these days can practise

  2. civil law, criminal law

  3. or the law of the Constitution

  4. or all of them together.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) Constitutional law. Since all the other types are mentioned in the noun form, so the third one should be in the same form in order to maintain parallelism.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. She was wearing a wig that was

  2. far more attractive than

  3. the other women who had

  4. their natural hair.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) 'that of the other women who had'. “That of “ will be used since the comparison is made between her wig and the hairdo of other women. The comparison cannot be between wig and the women.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. There is only the plantain

  2. and one apple in the refrigerator

  3. so let us go to the market

  4. and buy some more fruits.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) There is only a plantain. Here singular noun plantain is mentioned; so article “a” will be used.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. Sunit is more talkative than

  2. any boy in the class because

  3. he is not afraid of the teacher

  4. since he is his brother.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) 'any other boy' Since the comparison is between Sunit and all other boys, the correct expression is “any other boy”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. Preetam asked his sister

  2. why had she not gone to the school

  3. or applied for leave

  4. the previous day.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) 'why she had not go to the school'. An interrogative reported speech changes to affirmative/negative in the case of indirect narration. Note that question mark is not and cannot be used here.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. Like his brother who did not wear his helmet

  2. and was injured in the accident

  3. Rajan was always careful

  4. and wore his helmet without fail.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Unlike his brother who did not wear his helmet. Instead of “like” we will use “unlike” as a contrast is being made.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, a sentence has been divided into four parts marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. If anyone had doubts about

  2. this lesson or the previous one

  3. he can meet me at my house

  4. either today or tomorrow
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 "If anyone has doubts in" is the correct phrase.The correct preposition phrase to be used is “doubts in”. Also, the statement is in the present tense.