English Language

Spotting Errors

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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: Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error mark (e) as your answer.

The men who are noble (a)/ at heart do not lose (b)/ their qualities even (c)/ by losing its live. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part (d): 'by losing its live' is garbled and meaningless. The word 'live' is incorrectly used as a noun here. The intended phrase is likely 'by losing their lives' (referring to 'men') or 'by losing his life'. 'Lives' is the noun; 'live' is a verb or adjective.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error mark (e) as your answer.

We can attain (a)/ freedom of (b)/ making supreme sacrifices (c)/ of our lives. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part (b): 'freedom of' is an awkward construction. In the context of achieving freedom through sacrifice, we would say 'freedom from' (being freed from oppression) or 'freedom by' (the means of achieving it). The phrase 'freedom of making supreme sacrifices' doesn't convey the intended meaning clearly.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence and that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

  1. Since the US economy experiences

  2. a recession, many Asian countries

  3. are likely to have

  4. reduced growth rates this year

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

The sentence uses 'Since' to indicate a cause, but the present tense 'experiences' does not fit the context of a future prediction ('are likely to have'). It should be 'As the US economy is experiencing' or 'Given that the US economy is experiencing'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence and that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

  1. On account of the week

  2. long strike, the factory

  3. was forced to close and

  4. next month’s shipment will delay

  5. No error
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 Error of parallelism: The sentence is in past tense, moreover it should be "will be delayed" to make it a correct phrase.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence and that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

  1. By marketing agriculture

  2. products well, we

  3. can ensure that

  4. farmers make a good profit

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

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses the gerund 'marketing' correctly as part of a prepositional phrase, and the subject-verb agreement is sound.