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 sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. The most peaceful period

  2. in the history

  3. of India

  4. is the Gupta's.

  5. No error
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The possessive form 'Gupta's' is incorrect here because it refers to the dynasty, not a single person. It should be 'the Guptas' (plural) or 'the Gupta period'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. This is the greatest

  2. calamity that has

  3. or could ever fall

  4. on our country.

  5. No error
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'has or could ever fall' is grammatically flawed because 'has' requires the past participle 'fallen', while 'could ever fall' uses the base form. The correct structure should be 'has ever fallen or could ever fall'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. I had

  2. an admiration

  3. for my father

  4. as an English teacher.

  5. No error
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'as an English teacher' is ambiguous. It implies the father was an English teacher, but the sentence structure suggests the speaker admired him in that capacity, which is generally acceptable, but often considered redundant or awkward in this specific context.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer. No less than twenty student (1) were given (2) lesson (3) on the topic (4) no error (5)

  1. No less than twenty student

  2. were given

  3. lesson

  4. on the topic

  5. No error
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Since the subject is plural "no less than twenty", student must be plural, therefore "students".

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. It became a news

  2. that Mr Ramesh

  3. married

  4. his daughter.

  5. No error
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The error lies in part A because news is an uncountable noun and cannot be preceded by the indefinite article 'a'. It should be 'It became news' or 'It became a piece of news'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. I like her

  2. very much because

  3. she is more graceful

  4. than any girl living.

  5. No error
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The comparison 'than any girl living' is logically flawed because it includes the subject herself in the comparison. It should be 'than any other girl living'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts and marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the part having the error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. You will go

  2. to see him

  3. this

  4. evening.

  5. No error
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is grammatically correct and uses appropriate future tense structure, prepositions, and time markers. There are no syntax or agreement errors, making option E the correct choice.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) The grandmother enjoys (B) to tell stories to children (C) at night. (D) No error

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(B) has an error. Here, “to tell” should be replaced with “telling” as “enjoys” does not take an infinitive; rather it takes a participle.