English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, a sentence is divided into three parts (A), (B) and (C). One of these parts may have an error. Mark that part as your answer. If the sentence has no error mark (D) as your answer.

The success of a man in business (A)/ depends over (B)/ his attention to small things. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

“depend over” does not fit in this context and the right answer is depend on (means dependence of someone on something)

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, a sentence is divided into three parts (A), (B) and (C). One of these parts may have an error. Mark that part as your answer. If the sentence has no error mark (D) as your answer.

The storm soon disappeared (A)/ and the sun started (B)/ to shine. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It is grammatically incorrect and the right answer is ‘shinning’ (present participle is used after verbs of movement and position).

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is divided into four parts marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. Select the part having an error. If there is no error, select (d) as your answer.

(a) She gazed at me (b) in misbelief when (c) I told her the news. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

We would use 'disbelief' instead of misbelief. She did not believe what she saw and as such, she disbelieved it. There is no misbelief (mistaken belief) here.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is divided into four parts marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. Select the part having an error. If there is no error, select (d) as your answer.

(a) Acting from inside information (b) the police were able to arrest the gang (c) before the robbery occurred (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

It should be 'acting on inside information' instead of 'acting from inside information'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is divided into four parts marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. Select the part having an error. If there is no error, select (d) as your answer.

(a) Amit did not have a girlfriend (b) till he was 21, but now (c) he is making up at the lost time. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'To make up the lost time' is an idiom which does not require the use of 'at'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is divided into four parts marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. Select the part having an error. If there is no error, select (d) as your answer.

(a) Captain’s language was uncompromising. (b) He told junior officers their work (c) must improve or they would be fired (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It should be 'must be improved'. The work will not improve at its own. Somebody will need to improve it. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is divided into four parts marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. Select the part having an error. If there is no error, select (d) as your answer.

(a) She wanted to be an actress (b) but her father soon (c) nipped that idea at the bud. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct idiom is 'nip in the bud', not 'nip at the bud'.