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: Identify the part with an error.

  1. Before giving

  2. the mixture

  3. to the child,

  4. shake it thoroughly.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'It' is confusing. It is not clear whether 'it' is for the mixture or for the child. Thus, better to use the word 'the mixture'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. He bought

  2. three dozens

  3. oranges

  4. for six.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'dozen' in place of 'dozens'. A unit of measurement when preceded by an exact figure ( three in this case) and proceeded by its plural noun ( oranges in this case) is always used in the singular form.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. The priest asked

  2. the parishioners

  3. to open the Bible

  4. on page 105.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) “at in place of on”. Since exact page number is stated so the preposition “at” should be used. “On is used to refer to dates etc.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. Abbas

  2. as well as his parents

  3. were expected

  4. to go to Bombay.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) 'was' in place of 'were'. With the conjunction “as well as” the verb is used according to the first subject. Here the first subject “Abbas” is singular so singular verb will be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. Take care

  2. of your luggages

  3. quickly

  4. as the train is to arrive soon.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'luggage' in Replace 'luggages' by luggage. The word 'luggage' is used in the singular form for both singular and plural.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. We are reading

  2. the newspapers

  3. in the library

  4. since afternoon continuously.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Use 'have been' in place of 'are' to indicate continuation of activity from a point or period in the past. Present perfect continuous tense is used in the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. All of them

  2. helped each other

  3. when the earthquake

  4. devastated the town.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“Each other” is used only for two persons. Here the reference is made to all the people in the town so “one another” should be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. The doctor

  2. would touch it

  3. only with

  4. a tongs.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) add 'pair of' before tongs. Countable noun “pair” should be added to indicate that it is made up of two parts .