English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

The officer as well as the (a)/ clerks absented themselves (b)/ from the office. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is incorrect. Replace 'themselves' by 'himself'. When two nouns are joined together with as well as/besides/in addition to, the pronoun is governed by the noun that comes first.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

Hardly she likes to hear my name (a)/ after our dispute (b)/ last year. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is incorrect. Write 'hardly does she like'. Inversion will be used here.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

It is better to stay (a)/ at home than to (b)/ go to the market when it is raining. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option 2 is incorrect. Delete 'to'; use of to after than is incorrect.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

Ram is junior than (a)/ Shyam and Ram is older (b)/ than Ganesh. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is incorrect. Replace 'than' by 'to'. After Junior/Senior, use preposition 'to'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

All the girls student (a)/ are advised to attend the (b)/ meeting positively. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is incorrect as it should be "girl students" in place of "girls student".

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

My friend said to me, (a)/ "When did you come (b)/ here?" (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option 4 is correct as there is no error in the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

The Punjabi is (a)/ a very sweet language (b)/ of Punjab. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is incorrect. 'The' is not used before the name of the language.

Multiple choice

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Everybody, (b) it must be admitted, (c) has their ups and downs. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Everybody is singular and will use singular verb and pronoun. . it should be ‘….has his/her ups and downs.

Multiple choice

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) When the thief broke into heir house, (b) they raised a hue and cry (c) and the thief caught immediately by the people. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

nt is incorrect because it should be and the thief was caught immediately by the people. The sentence is in past tense and thus it should have a helping verb/auxiliary verb for the past tense. The use of was is necessary to convey the fact that the thief was caught in the past.

Multiple choice

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) This house (b) is (c) mine. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence is grammatically correct.