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: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

While living in a society, (A)/ one ought to take care (B)/ of their neighbours. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. In this sentence, the impersonal pronouns are not properly matched. The correct sentence would be, “While living in a society, one ought to take care of one’s neighbours".

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

On Sunday, Tom wrote his diary, (A)/ read a book and (B)/ was watching his favourite movie. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. Here, ‘wrote’ and ‘read’ are in simple past tense, but ‘was watching’ is in past progressive tense, which violates the rule of parallelism. Thus, to make the sentence grammatically correct, ‘was watching’ (past progressive) should be changed to ‘watched’ (simple past).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

He walked brisk (A)/ so as to reach the (B)/ bus stand on time. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. Here, an adjective (brisk) is used to modify a verb 'walked', whereas only an adverb (briskly) can be used to modify a verb. Thus, the correct sentence would be, “He walked briskly so as to reach the bus stand on time”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Rahul and me (A)/ went to the police station (B)/ with our lawyer. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. The usage of an incorrect pronoun (me) makes the sentence grammatically incorrect. Thus, to make the sentence correct, ‘me’ should be replaced by ‘I’.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

The lavish party (A)/ was attended (B)/ by Sumit and I. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. The sentence is incorrect because of the usage of an incorrect pronoun ‘I’. Thus, to make the sentence correct, the pronoun ‘I’ should be changed to ‘me’.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

It could have been (A)/ him who threatened you (B)/ yesterday on the phone. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. ‘It could have been’ is a ‘to be’ verb; so the pronoun must be in the subject form. It should be ‘he’, not ‘him’.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Rima told the police (A)/ that there had been a thief in (B)/ her house last night. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. According to the rules of grammar, in indirect speech, the adverbs of nearness should be put into those of distance. Thus, ‘last night’ should be changed to ‘the previous night’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Mrs. Verma loves to read (A)/ books, to sew clothes (B)/ and to bake dishes. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. In this type of sentence, the word ‘to’ must be applied before every verb in the list. Thus, the correct sentence will be, “Mrs. Verma loves to read books, to sew clothes and to bake dishes”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

He is a real (A)/ good teacher (B)/ of mathematics. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has an error. Here, an adjective (real) is used to modify an adjective, whereas only an adverb (really) can be used to modify an adjective. Thus, the correct sentence would be, “He is a really good teacher of mathematics”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Both you and Anil was (A)/ absent from the school when (B)/ the teacher took the class test. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. Here, the pronoun and the verb do not agree in number. The pronoun used is plural (both), but the verb is singular (was). To make the sentence correct, ‘was’ should be changed to ‘were’ (plural verb).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Dishonest businessmen continued to (A)/ horde cash in Swiss banks despite the (B)/ stringent laws of the land. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. Here, 'horde' has been used which implies a large, moving group of people. Here, 'hoard' should have been used that implies to accumulate money or valued objects and hide or store it away secretly.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Chemistry is his favourite (A)/ subject as it is interesting, (B)/ challenging and excites him. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. This sentence violates the rule of parallelism that demands consistency in a sentence’s structure. Any ideas, places, activities etc. must be written in the same grammatical form. Thus, the correct sentence will be, ”Chemistry is his favourite subject as it is interesting, challenging and exciting”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

It should ever be (A)/ our constant endeavor (B)/ to please our parents. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has an error. Here, "ever" has been used, whereas there was no need for using this. The correct sentence should have been, "It should be our constant endeavor to please our parents". 

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

If you do not work (A)/ hard, you will not (B)/ succeed in the exams. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this sentence has no error. The sentence has multiple pronouns, which match.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

My mother believes that (A)/ we seldom or ever see those forsaken (B)/ who place their trust in God. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This segment has is incorrect. Seldom or never and seldom if ever are both correct but seldom or ever is incorrect.