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: 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) Mr. Knipling was/ (B) a world famous expert/ (C) of the study/ (D) of insects.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

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

‘expert of’ is incorrect usage. The correct usage, here is, ‘in the study’. If we were speaking of a skill, such as computer mechanic, we'd say: He is an expert at fixing computers.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. he looked upon me

  2. level eyed for

  3. a few moments

  4. before he spoke

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

‘Looked upon’ means to consider someone in a particular way. Here we are examining before replying. Hence, 'looked at me' would make it correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

  1. The plays of Shakespeare

  2. are not only studied

  3. in European countries

  4. but also in oriental countries

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

‘are studied not only’ There is error of parallelism. Comparison is being made between 'studies in European countries' and 'oriental countries'. But we compare like things. There is no other option for ‘studied’…so we use ‘not only’ after ‘studied’ and before ‘in European countries’.