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: Select the part with the error.

  1. The unhealthy dampness of the fens

  2. made it desirable that

  3. the less robust of the youth

  4. should be transferred to

  5. the drier and healthier town
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Error of importance. The use of desirable in the modifying clause negates the need for ‘should’ in the modified clause. Hence, the word should be deleted.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Select the part having an error. If there is no error, then mark (D) as your answer.

Singing lessens (A)/ feelings of depression (B)/ and loneliness. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

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

The sentence is grammatically correct with no errors. 'Singing' is a gerund acting as the subject, 'lessens' is the correct verb form, and both 'feelings of depression' and 'loneliness' are properly constructed noun phrases. Therefore, option D (No error) is correct.