Verbal Ability - Error Detection and Correction
Test your English grammar skills by identifying errors in sentence structure, including subject-verb agreement, prepositions, idioms, and tense consistency.
Questions
Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
The world in spite of its rivalries and hatreds (1) and inner conflict, (2) moves (3) invariably towards (4) closer cooperation. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
(1) The story is about a man who (2) deserts his wife (3) and went away (4) to lead an ascetic life. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
The choice (1) before the two countries (2) lay (3) between a closer relationship on equal terms (4) or ceasing of existing relations. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
How did his arthritic knees, which (1) played off in Oregon, (2) prevent him from (3) being on his feet (4) except for a very short period? (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
I read (1) admiringly about the impressive (2) tallies of awards my son (3) had been receiving (4) on the national forum along with the raving reviews from his teachers. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
I (1) was horrified (2) on the (3) sight of the disaster (4) caused by the cyclone in southern state. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
The government (1) had better made the welfare scheme popular (2) so that it (3) will be sure of (4) getting a good electoral response. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
They (1) cut down (2) the dry uprooted tree (3) for (4) firewood. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
Despite the court's order, (1) summons (2) have not (3) yet been served (4) on him. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
(1) I was (2) the only one (3) to speak against (4) the official indifference. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
(1) He always (2) says that (3) he will repair the gate but he (4) never did it. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
After (1) a lot of persuasion (2) I was able (3) to bring him to my point (4) of view. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
(1) Only a mettlesome man (2) like him could (3) behave coldly (4) in that dangerous situation. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
Politics (1) is (2) the outcome (3) rather (4) than the cause of social change. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
(1) The jury of the federal court were (2) divided in (3) its verdict over (4) the recounting of disputed votes. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
Not withstanding (1) my hurry, I (2) must have the conviction, (3) impressed on my imagination that it (4) was a painting of medieval ages. (5) No error
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Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).
If the country (1) has to prosper in the 21st century, then the countrymen, specifically politicians, (2) had better (3) to take a course on what real politics is (4) all about. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
I love reading books (1) which is a good habit (2) and (3) which should be followed (4) by all. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
(1) Without hardly (2) any delay, (3) the government machinery began to provide (4) succour to quake victims. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence given below has been been divided into four parts and the parts are underlined. If any of the underlined part has an errors, mark it as your answer. If no part has an error, mark (5) as the answer.
The failure of the peace process (1) has triggered off (2) a sort of hostility (3) in a time when more people (4) were about to be brought to the negotiating table. (5) No error
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