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: 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.

This is my friend; (a)/ he was at school (b)/ with me. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Case of prepositional usage. 'At school' shows a particular location with reference with a particular time. Here the referral is to school days (i.e. time), so 'in school' is the correct usage.

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.

As I was walking down (a)/ the street, I saw him (b)/ riding in a bicycle. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of redundancy. 'riding in a biycle' is incorrect and preposition 'in' should be deleted. This is a particular usage of "ride" which implies that one is also "driving" the bicycle.

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.

Not only I will go (a)/ but (b)/ also take you there. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. Sentences that begin by a negative word take auxilary before the subject.So, it should be 'Not only will I go...........'.

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.

Because he is intelligent so (a)/ I expect him (b)/ to get good marks. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. We avoid beginning a sentence by 'because'. In its palce we should use either 'since' or 'as'.

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 are (a)/ two waiting members (b)/ in our team. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. 'Two waiting members' means members that are waiting (verb of action). But we want to say that the team has two members as the benchstrength. Thus, 'two members in waiting' (verb of being) is the correct usage.

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.

We had to get down (a)/ as there was (b)/ no place in the compartment. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of vocabulary usage. Here we are discussing the capability of a place to accomodate. In such cases we always prefer word 'room'.

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.

The boss was in (a)/ such an affable mood that (b)/ Ravi decided to ask a raise. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 'Ask for' is the correct usage as it means 'to request something from someone'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore the errors of punctuation if any. Honesty, integrity and being intelligent (1)/ are the qualities which (2)/ we look for when (3)/ we interview candidates. (4)/ No error (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of parallelism. 'Honesty' and 'integrity' are abstract nouns, and are supposed to be followed by another abstract noun, if any. So, 'being intelligent' (which is a verb of being) should be changed to 'intelligence' (an abstract noun).

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

The principal of equal justice (1)/ is one of (2)/ the cornerstones of our (3)/ democracy. (4)/ No error (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of improper usage of vocabulary. 'Principal' should be changed to 'principle', which means 'a rule of conduct, especially of right conduct'.