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 following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

Our teacher (a)/ has been ill (b)/ since (c)/ Wednesday. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence is perfectly correct. A case of present perfect continuous tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

He wanted (a)/ to listen (b)/ to the story (c)/ in details. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Error of vocabulary usage. Adjective 'details' should be changed into 'detail'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

This is (a)/ one of the best pictures (b)/ that has been (c)/ produced in Delhi (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement. Here, the demonstrative adjective 'that' qualifies to noun 'pictures', which is plural. So, auxilary 'has' must be replaced by 'have' (plural of has).

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

He has ordered (a)/ for eight chairs (b)/ and tables (c)/ for his office. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of redundancy. Some verbs like 'order', 'demand', etc do not take preposition. So, delete preposition 'for'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

No sooner did (a)/ the President arrive (b)/ then the band (c)/ played the National Anthem. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of coordinative conjunction usage. 'No sooner' is always followed by 'than', not by 'then' (which is a preposition).

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

I only have read (a)/ the first three (b)/ chapters of my (c)/ English text book. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of placement of adjective. 'I have only read' means that 'none other than me have read'. Whereas in this sentence the implication is that 'only the first three chapters are being read'. So, 'I have read only' is the correct usage.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

Each of them (a)/ have some (b)/ suggestions (c)/ to offer (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement. Words like 'each', 'every', etc are always followed by singualr auxialry verbs. So, 'have' should be changed to 'has'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

Found guilty (a)/ of theft (b)/ the boy was expelled (c)/ from the school (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence fomation. Cause-effect relation. Here, the boy is expelled from the school for 'being found guilty' of theft. So, 'Being found guilty'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

My teacher (a)/ who was on leave (b)/ for a week (c)/ has rejoined (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. The antecedent of present indefinite is past perfect. Thus, 'was on leave' should be replaced by 'had been on leave' (because time period i.e., 'a week' is mentioned here)..

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

No sooner (a)/ the bell rung (b)/ than the students (c)/ ran out of the class room (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. 'No sooner' is followed by 'had', which is missing in the first part.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

Had I known (a)/ it would rain (b)/ I would stay (c)/ home. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past perfect tense. If the antecedent is in the past perfect tense, the precedent should be in the present perfect tense. 'Had I known........' needs to be followed by 'would have stayed'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

Shall you (a)/ do me (b)/ a (c)/ favour? (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of modal-auxilary usage. This is a case of 'seeking a favour'. 'Could' is a better choice than 'shall'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

The last man on earth will (a)/ abandon his ruined house (b)/ for a cave and his woven (c)/ clothes for an animal's skin. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is perfectly correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided in to four parts (a), (b), (c), (d). One of the given parts is grammatically incorrect. You have to detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, then mark (e) in the answer choice.

She wondered (a)/ whether the city (b)/ had changed (c)/ alot since she left. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past perfect tense. 'She had left' is the correct usage for part 4.