Spotting Errors

Direction: The sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) All of the classes (B) I tried to get (C) was full by the end (D) of the first day of registration. (E) No error

Direction: The sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) Discourse analysis (B) it is one of the (C) subjects offered next semester (D) in the linguistics department.(E) No error.

Direction: The sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.

(A) A very little (B) number of members (C) attended the meeting (D) of the Cooperative society. (E) No error

Directions: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

Fossils of (A) plant that have (B) been extinct for (C) fifty million years have been found in large deposits of amber (D) near the Baltic Sea. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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 pearls in (A) edible clams and oysters are usually (B) of poor (C) quality and have (D) not commercial worth.(E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

In the early 1970’s (A) total employment in the United States (B) stood at (C) roughly eighty-three (D) millions. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

Jute is one of (A) the cheapest natural (B) fibers and is (C) second only to cotton in the amount produced and (D) various of uses. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

(A) All my friends want (B) that wine (C) should be served (D) between each course. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

Sir James Dewar (A) invented the thermos (B) to keep heat away from the liquefied gas (C) with which he was (D) experiment. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

(A) Of all friends (B) I have had, (C) he is the most helpful (D) and less arrogant. (E) No error

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 the one 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.

(A) The details of the politician’s (B) private life who (C) have reached the public ear are (D) rather shocking. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

Manufacturers now claim (A) is that the (B) cleaning action of toothpaste is (C) mostly chemical, (D) whereas old fashioned tooth powder contained abrasives. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

(A) It is wise to (B) marry away the girls (C) before they reach (D) the age of puberty. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

They (A) have devoted most (B) of their time (C) in gossiping (D) with friends. (E) No error

Direction: The following sentence test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or nor 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 one 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.

(A) Acquire education is the principal way of (B) gaining status in a culture that generally stresses (C) achievement, skillfulness, and (D) upward mobility. (E) No error