English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

This is the boy (A)/ which stood first in the entrance exam (B)/ conducted by the university. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This part of the sentence has the error as here, ‘which’ is used in place of ‘who’. ‘Who’ is used in a non-restrictive clause if the subject is a human being. Otherwise, ‘which’ is used in non-restrictive clauses that tells us something interesting and incidental about a subject, but does not define a subject.

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

He couldn't send in his homework (A)/ by e-mail because he didn't have (B)/ excess to a computer. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This part of the sentence has the grammatical error. There is the error of homophones in this context. The given noun 'excess' means more than desired whereas the correct noun in this case is 'access' which means a way of getting someone or something.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, some part of the sentence has an error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

On our way to Shimla, (A)/ Riya and me had our food (B)/ at a roadside restaurant. (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. This sentence has an error of using improper pronoun (me) in place of proper pronoun (I). The correct sentence would be, “On our way to Shimla, Riya and I had our food at a roadside restaurant”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, some part of the sentence has an error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

The committee questioned (A)/ the grant given to the boxing team (B)/ compared to the hockey team. (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 answer as this part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The sentence compares the ‘grant given to the boxing team’ to ‘the hockey team’ itself, not the grant given to them. In this sentence, adding ‘that of’ in the sentence will make the comparison clear. The correct sentence will be, “The committee questioned the grant given to the boxing team compared to that of the hockey team”.

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

Everything connected with (A)/ the case were provided (B)/ to the enquiry officer. (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. In this sentence, a singular pronoun (everything) has been used and with a singular pronoun, a plural verb (were) has been used which makes the sentence incorrect. Thus, to make the sentence correct, a singular verb (was) should be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

The mother, together (A)/ with her daughters and a son, (B)/ are going to the mall. (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 has subject – verb disagreement between the singular subject (leader) and plural verb (are going). The accompanying phrase only provides extra information and does not alter in any way the grammatical relationship between the subject and the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

Ray's movies are different of any other film maker (A)/ of this era because his films encompass (B)/ a whole culture with all its nuances. (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 part of the sentence has the error as it does not have a partner in comparison. The correct segment should be 'Ray's movies are different from those of any other filmmaker'. 'Those of' gives the basis for comparison to the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, some part of the sentence has error and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has error. If the sentence has no error, the answer is (D).

She is a real great doctor (A)/ who served fifteen years (B)/ in the local charitable hospital. (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 part of the sentence has the error. Here, an adjective (real) is modifying an adjective (great) whereas only an adverb (really) can modify an adjective. Thus, ‘real’ should be changed to ‘really’.