English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

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

(A) The more your thought and actions (B) are allied and integrated (C) the more happier you grow. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(A) has an error. Here, “actions” should be replaced with “action” as it is a case of parallelism which invokes equal use of the parts of speech (or it can be vice-versa).

Multiple choice

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

(A) A man who was well bred and honourable (B) invariably shows consideration for the feelings of other people (C) and doesn`t trample on them in a hurry. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(A) has an error. Here, “was” should be replaced with “is” as the complete sentence is referred in the present tense.

Multiple choice

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

(A) Speeding and blocking (B) are traffic offences (C) which leads to gruesome accidents. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(C) has an error. Here, “leads” should be replaced with “lead” as the noun before it, is plural.

Multiple choice

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

(A) I would gladly accompany (B) your sister if you had (C) asked me to do so. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(A) has an error. Here, “would gladly accompany” should be replaced with “would have gladly accompanied” as we make the third conditional by using the past perfect after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past participle in the second part of the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part that has an error. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. Seeing such

  2. a cruel scene

  3. her face turned pale

  4. out of fear

  5. No error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Part C contains a dangling modifier error. The participial phrase 'Seeing such a cruel scene' logically must refer to a person who sees, but the main clause subject is 'her face', which creates a nonsensical meaning that the face saw the scene.