English Language

Spotting Errors

4,734 Questions
All Noun, Article, and Determiner Usage 629 Subject-Verb Agreement 529 Preposition and Phrasal Verb Choice 510 Tense and Time Sequence 429 Pronoun Agreement and Case 415 Adjective and Adverb Form 372 Idiom and Confusable Word Choice 367 Verb Complement and Mood 347 Sentence Structure and Modifier Placement 296 Conjunction and Connector Choice 228 Parallel Structure 220 Redundancy and Negation 148

Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is No error My friend did not see me (a) / for many years (b) / when I met him last week (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The past perfect tense (had not seen) should be used because the action of not seeing happened before the past action of meeting last week. Simple past did not see is incorrect for the earlier action.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is No error While proceeding on leave (a) / he had orally committed that (b) / he will resume after two days (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The past tense had committed requires conditional would in the reported speech clause, not future will. He would resume after two days is correct, not will resume, to maintain sequence of tenses.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

I don’t know how they will react, but (a)/ I have decided (b)/ to inform them this. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of phrasal usage. 'Inform them about this' better conveys the sense here, as it means 'to tell someone about someone or something.'

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

There is a belief (a)/ in the Hindus that (b)/ the soul is immortal (c)/ and will be reborn. No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Case of improper prepositional usage. 'In the Hindus' should be replaced by 'among the Hindus'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

He has been (a)/ cured (b)/ from his illness. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of prepositional usage. 'Cured of' is the correct usage as it means 'to rid someone of a disease, ailment, bad habit or obsession'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

In (a)/ my opinion I think the government's (b)/ efforts almost entirely failed. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of repetition and redundancy - 'In my opinion' and 'I think' mean the same. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

I am looking (a)/ for a comfortable house (b)/ to live. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. We need a house to 'live in' rather than to 'live'. So, preposition 'in' is missing here.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

England grew prosperous (a)/ between (b)/ the reign of Queen Victoria. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. To refer to a period of someone's reign we use preposition 'during'. Between is used to refer to two specific points of time.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

He told me that (a)/ I should try my skills at shooting and (b)/ gave me a gun to shoot with it. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of redundancy: 'Gun to shoot with it' is the wrong usage. The correct usage is 'Gun to shoot with'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

She was mad at him (a)/ for lying to her, but still she did not (b)/ ask any questions to him. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of prepossitional usage. We 'ask question from' somebody, and not question 'to' somebody.