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: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (d) as your answer.

The leader said (a)/ that it would be unwise (b)/ to not accept the democratic demands of the common people. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of split infinitive. In such cases, infinitive 'to' comes just before the verb, and all else additionals precede the infinitive. Hence, replace 'to not accept' by 'not to accept'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (d) as your answer.

He said (a) / that the climate (b) / had effected his health. (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of wrong usage of vocabulary. 'Effect' is a noun, and needs to be replaced by 'affect', which is a verb. So, 'affected'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (d) as your answer.

The teacher had stopped taking classes (a)/ two weeks (b)/ before the examination started. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past indefinite tense. In cases like 'this morning', 'two weeks ago', 'three days before' etc, we use past indefinite tense. Only second form of the verb is required.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (d) as your answer.

The rebels had already shot (a) / before (b) / the United Nations peace-keeping forces could intervene. (c) / No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of passive voice. In such cases we need to show the continuity. Hnece, the correction required is - ''The rebels had already been shot ...........

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (d) as your answer.

The government has been carried (a)/ on propaganda (b)/ to popularize family planning. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present perfect continuous tense. 'Has been carried' should be replaced by 'has been carrying.......'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

The government should (a)/ pay attention to the problems (b)/ of unemployed. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the government is required to pay attention to the problems of a particular section of society, i.e. 'the unemployed'. Whenever we are supposed to highlight some specific thing, we use article 'the' before it.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

The higher (a)/ you climb, the colder (b)/ it get. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement: 'It' is a singular pronoun and should be followed by a singular auxiliary. So, 'gets' should replace 'get'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

If you had played (a)/ games regularly, you (b)/ would become strong and healthy. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of sentence formation: In cases like this (where the sentence is in past perfect tense), the subordinate clause takes 'would have'. So, it should be - 'would have become'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

All the militant organizations (a)/ in the country (b)/ should have banned. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of passive voice: It should be 'should have been' in place of 'should have'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

The leaning tower of Pisa (a)/ leans (b)/ more and more every year. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present perfect continuous tense: 'leans' should be replaced by 'has been leaning'. Hence, option 2 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, indicate (d) as your answer.

As soon as the clients left, (a)/ he locked up his office (b)/ and went home. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'As soon as' means 'no later than'. So, the sentence implies that both the actions of the past took place almost at the same time. Hence, the sentence is grammatically correct for such a case.