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: 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.

Bring either a letter (A)/ from your parents (B)/ or a certificate from the doctor. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

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

This sentence is grammatically correct. The structure uses proper parallel structure with 'either...or' and correctly coordinates the noun phrases 'a letter from your parents' and 'a certificate from the doctor'.

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.

Suresh is dull (A)/ while his brother (B)/ is intelligent. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

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

This sentence is grammatically correct. The conjunction 'while' properly contrasts the two clauses, and there are no subject-verb agreement issues or other grammatical errors in any part.

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.

He is good (A)/ neither at languages (B)/ nor at science. (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 uses the 'neither...nor' construction correctly. When followed by a positive adjective ('good'), the structure is 'neither at [A] nor at [B]' and is grammatically sound. This means the person is not good at languages and also not good at science.

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.

All ants (A)/ have a (B)/ varied diet. (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 'All ants have a varied diet' is grammatically correct. Subject-verb agreement is proper ('ants' plural with 'have' plural), article usage is correct, and word order follows standard English syntax. No part (A), (B), or (C) contains an error.