English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 errors of punctuation, if any.)

The nine-men (1) committee had (2) a two-hour long (3) deliberation on disinvestment issue (4) this morning. No error (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Change ‘nine-men’ to 'nine-man’ because after a definite numeral adjective, noun should be singular.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence is divided into three parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Choose the part containing errors. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer. How long (a) / were you (b) / learning English for? (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part (b) 'were you learning English for'. The correct form should be 'have you been learning English' - present perfect continuous tense must be used here, not past continuous, because the action started in the past and continues to the present.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence is divided into three parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Choose the part containing errors. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer. Several visitors (a) / have been expected (b) / to visit (c) / the place tomorrow. (d) / No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'have been expected' is grammatically incorrect for describing a future event. It should be 'are expected' (present tense) or 'will be expected' (future tense) to properly indicate that visitors are anticipated tomorrow. The use of present perfect 'have been' doesn't work with the future time marker.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence is divided into three parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Choose the part containing errors. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer. My father did not (a) / heard from my younger brother (b) / who is abroad for over a month. (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses 'did not heard' which is grammatically incorrect. After the auxiliary verb 'did not', we must use the base form of the verb 'hear', not the past tense form 'heard'. The correct construction is 'did not hear'. This is a standard error in using auxiliary verbs.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence is divided into three parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Choose the part containing errors. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer. The lecture to be held (a) / in the auditorium tomorrow (b) / was open to the public (c) / and free of charge. (d) / No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses 'was open' incorrectly. Since the lecture is scheduled for tomorrow (future), we need the present tense 'is open' to describe a scheduled future event. The past tense 'was' doesn't match with the future time marker 'tomorrow'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence is divided into three parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Choose the part containing errors. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer. While going (a) / through the report (b) / yesterday I find (c) / several factual mistakes. (d) No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'yesterday I find' contains a tense error. Since the action happened 'yesterday' (past time), we must use the past tense verb 'found' instead of the present tense 'find'. The correct phrase is 'yesterday I found' to maintain temporal consistency.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts, marked as (a, b, c). One of these parts may have an error. Identify the part with error. If there is no error, mark (d) as answer.

She is the richest (a) and old women (b) in the town. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

She is the richest and oldest women in the town. (When two adjective refers to same noun and one of them in superlative degree , the other adjective should be also in superlative degree)