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 following sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of the given parts may be grammatically incorrect. Detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer choice.

He is an employee (A) whom I know (B) is (C) dishonest. (D) No error (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Since we are referring to the subject of the sentence, we will use 'who'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of the given parts may be grammatically incorrect. Detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer choice.

If I took my car, (A) I would have reached (B) the examination hall (C) in time. (D) No error (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 Past perfect tense should be used to refer to an event that has taken place before another event in the past. The correct sentence would be 'If I had taken my car'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of the given parts may be grammatically incorrect. Detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer choice.

The heroes (A) shall always (B) prefer death (C) than dishonour. (D) No error (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 Prefer is used with 'to'. The correct usage is 'prefer death to dishonour'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of the given parts may be grammatically incorrect. Detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer choice.

The latest chapter (A) of the book (B) is full (C) of suspense. (D) No error (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 Last is used with reference to position and latest is used with reference to time.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of the given parts may be grammatically incorrect. Detect the error and indicate your choice. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer choice.

None of (A) the two culprits (B) was released (C) on bail. (D) No error (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 'None' is used for more than two. The correct sentence would be 'Neither of the two culprits...'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

(A) You watch/ (B) the football match/ (C) last night./ (D) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

‘You watched the....’. We use past tense in sentences containing ‘last night’, ‘yesterday’, ‘a few days ago’ and other words which refer to a past time.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

(A) In this moment/ (B) he is watching/ (C) an English movie/ (D) on TV.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

‘At this moment’ (meaning "right now"). We say ‘in a moment’, but its meaning is different. If someone tells you that they will do something in a moment, it means, they will do it after sometime.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

(A) It is difficult/ (B) to fly a kite/ (C) standing down a tree/. (D) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

‘Standing under a tree’, ‘down’ is used for talking about direction e.g. go down, fell down. ‘Under’ is used to talk about status or position.