English Grammar: Articles, Conjunctions & Prepositions
Practice identifying and correcting errors in articles, conjunctions, and prepositions in English sentences. Moderate level quiz for intermediate learners.
Questions
Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Sleep is (1) controlled by (2) the brain and (3) associated by characteristic (4) breathing rhythms. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Located in Canada, the Columbia Ice field (1) covers area of 120 square miles (2) and is 3,300 feet (3) thick in some (4) places. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence below has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
We have our responsibilities towards common man and our plans should give priority for their problems.
- common man and our plans should give priority for their problems
- common man and our plans should give priority of their problems
- the common man and our plans should give priority to their problems
- the common man and our plans should be given priority towards their problems
- common man and our plans be given priority for their problem
Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) After a nuclear war (2) the man may have (3) to adopt (4) primitive mode of life. (5) No error
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Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
- Although
- you have
- made good to him
- but he still speaks ill of you
- No error
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
- When I
- called at him
- yesterday
- he was not at home
- No error
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
- The great bulk
- of the people
- was either having one-time meals or
- not having at all
Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) Very occasionally a neutrino will collide with a neutron (2) in a chloride nucleus, turning the (3) latter into a proton and simultaneously turning the chlorine atom (4) to radioactive argon. (5) No error
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Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
- Judge in him
- prevailed upon the father
- and he
- sentenced his son to death
- No error
Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
People are (1) not such (2) fools (3) to believe (4) the loud talk of politicians. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
The President (1) alluded (2) about growing indiscipline (3) among parliamentarians in his speech before (4) the joint session of parliament. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) This legend has been (2) handed over (3) from father (4) to son. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) The old man put up (2) his glasses and (3) took the book (4) from the table. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) He became a fisherman (2) and took to (3) the life on sea (4) like a duck in water. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) They cut down (2) the dry uprooted tree (3) for (4) firewood. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
He (1) hit the ball (2) which (3) glanced over the goal post (4) into the net. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence below has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
From being a land of shared community, India began turning towards a land of shared opportunity.
- India began turning towards a land of shared opportunity
- <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="">India</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new=""> began to turn toward a land of shared opportunity
- India began to turn towards a land of shared opportunity
- India began turning into a land of shared opportunity
Directions: The sentence below has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
Had the party dispensed of the contentious issues it would have got the majority at its own.
- Had the party dispensed of the contentious issues
- Was the party dispensed of the contentious issues
- Was the party dispensed without the contentious issues
- Had the party dispensed with the contentious issues
- Had the party dispensed without the contentious issues
Directions: The sentence below has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
His immediate task may be to keep the coalition in the state going unless he can think of ways to counter Mr. Singh's mission now to demolish the parent party.
- unless he can think of ways to counter Mr. Singh's mission
- unless he can't think of ways to counter mission of Mr. Singh
- till he can think of ways to counter Mr. Singh's mission
- till he can think ways to counter mission of Mr. Singh
- unless he can think about ways countering Mr. Singh's mission
Directions: The sentence below has an part underlined. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the part that best represents the replacement for the part underlined.
Hot deserts are found near the western coasts of continents because the winds passing by the cold ocean currents blowing along these coasts are dry.
- the winds passing by the cold ocean currents blowing along these coasts
- the wind passing through the cold ocean current blowing along these coasts
- the wind passes through the cold ocean current blowing along these coasts
- the wind passes by the cold ocean current flowing from these coasts
- the winds passing over the cold ocean currents flowing along these coasts
Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
The (1) labourers were allowed (2) into prison (3) to repair (4) some damaged cells. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error and mark it. If no part has an error, mark option (5) as your answer.
As (1) consumers’ response to traditional (2) advertising techniques declines, businesses are (3) beginning to develop new methods (4) in reaching customers. (5) No error
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Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error and mark it. If no part has an error, mark option (5) as your answer.
(1) Each chemical element is characterized (2) as per the number of protons that (3) an atom of that element contains, called (4) the element's atomic number. (5) No error
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