English Language

Spotting Errors

4,734 Questions
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 tests your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The sentence does not contain more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select any one from the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select option (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

I have seen (A) as bad or worse scenes of (B) disorder at the English fair (C) as in (D) any other fair. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: (E) There is no error in the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The sentence does not contain more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select any one from the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select option (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

This is the third (A) communication we have (B) sent and (C) it is very surprising that we have received (D) no answer. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

(E); the sentence is completely correct grammatically.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The sentence does not contain more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select any one from the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select option (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) Perhaps (B) the known best of all agencies (C) of the Department of the Interior (D) is the National Park Service. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(B); 'the best known' should be the correct word order.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The sentence does not contains more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select any one from the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.

The officers are (A) now (B) perfectly happy fishing, boating, shooting, (C) playing cricket and (D) other sport. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(D); it should be 'other sports'. The word “other” is used to refer to all other sports.

Multiple choice
Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English. (A) The number of members (B) were missing (C) in today's (D) meeting. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The expression “The number of” is inapproprite here and should be replaced by the expression 'A number of'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is in underlined and lettered part. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct and mark it as your answer. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E) as your answer. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) More than one student (B) are ready (C) to state the reasons behind (D) the principal's removal. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Is'. The expression 'More than one' takes a singular verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

It is (A) believed that one day human beings will (B) use away all (C) the natural resources (D) on the planet. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Incorrect preposition phrase usage is done. 'Use up' means to consume fully.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

Today (A) as she left (B) for the college, Sara (C) felt an uncontrollable urge (D) to go to her friend’s place. No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is absolutely correct. You leave for the college. Before college 'the' is used as Sara goes to a particular college and the same is being referred to.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is in underlined and lettered part. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct and mark it as your answer. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E) as your answer. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) Between (B) he and I, he is (C) to be sent to America (D) for the forthcoming annual function of the company. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'me and him'. A preposition such as between should be followed by an objective pronoun (such as me, him, her, and us) rather than a subjective pronoun (such as I, he, she, and we). 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

In this (A) entire novel the (B) two first chapters (C) are (D) the most interesting ones. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 When a cardinal number and an ordinal number modify the same noun, the ordinal number always precedes the cardinal number. The ordinal (first, second) etc. are generally preceded by the definite article ‘the’. So, the correct sequence should be '.... the first two chapters...'

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is any, will be from underlined and lettered part of sentence. If the sentence contains an error, select the appropriate underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) An one sided decision (B) never proves (C) fruitful (D) in the long run. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Indefinite Article ‘a’ should be used as the word following it begins with the consonant sound ’V’.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) His mother always (B) complained, that he (C) hardly does not work (D) in time. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'hardly does work'. 'Not' should be removed as double negative cannot be used in one sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is any, will be from underlined and lettered part of sentence. If the sentence contains an error, select the appropriate underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

Families which are (A) enough fortunate to survive (B) may be able (C) to get restoration funds (D) from the government. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct phrase is “fortunate enough”. Hence, option 1 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) Though he (B) was not (C) a M.B.A. yet he had a (D) vast knowledge about the business world. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

An M.B.A.. With the abbrevation starting with the letter 'M' we make use of the indefinite article 'an'. Although M is not a vowel, it gives the vowel sound 'emm'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) His head was (B) under the (C) level of the counter and the shop manager (D) did not notice it. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Below'. Incorrect preposition usage is done.