Spotting Errors

Jane was (A) by no means popular with the other women, taking (B) far too much upon herself, the strength of her father's rank, and giving (C) herself airs as if she (D) was better than those around her. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error

As long as we depend for our (A) existence mainly upon non-renewable underground resources, our functions will of course (B) run the risk of getting paralyzed; our activities will (C) come to a halt, when the resources (D) run down. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error

(A) 'English grammar for students of Spanish' explains the terms (B) that are in Spanish textbooks and shows students (C) how they relate to English while teachers want to (D) stress on some grammatical rule. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error

I think that, even if there is (A) a little bloodletting, and even if life becomes (B) much more inconvenient (C) and difficult than it is now, we should let the human race continue to exist (D) over this Earth. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error

The coordinator (A) had planned to (B) overview the college elections for the organization of (C) student council; he (D) told that he was coming. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error

They (A) are building solid concrete walls in places where, (B) they think, perhaps once in a thousand years there will be a landslide and (C) needlessly dig up bamboo groves which will most assuredly (D) not be washed away, and stack up concrete blocks. (E) No error

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

Example:
To suggest the virtues of a home grown language (A) over (B) all else (C) have little to do with nationalism and (D) much to do with ostrich mindset. (E) No error