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: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

I think of him (a) as silly (b) fellow. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correction - "as a silly fellow”

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

We (a) are here since (b) October. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correction - “have been here since”

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

The dog (a) has died of cold (b) last night. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Last night' suggests that the sentence is of simple past tense, so 'has' is not needed here.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

The institutions (a) is now (b) gearing up to build the infrastructure. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Subject-verb agreement; “are" instead of “is".

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

The sheep fled (a) in haste (b) a wolf entered the fold. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correction - ”as a wolf entered”

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

He will tell (a) you that he (b) might come late. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

"No Error" The sentence is grammatically correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

We felt (a) the house (b) to shake. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correction - “shaking“ instead of “to shake”

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

If you (a) were here, (b) I will give it to you. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

“I would” instead of “I will”. In second conditional, the 'if' clause is in simple past and the main clause uses "would + infinitive", i.e. would + give.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

You must (a) make (b) yourself respect. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

“respectable” instead of "respect"

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been split into three parts marked (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any. The sentence does not have more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

That man (a) has never (b) been known to tell a lie. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has no error.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts and marked as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out an error, if any. No sentence has more than one error. If you find any part erroneous, pick that part as your answer or choose (d) as your answer in case of no error.

Why can’t (a) let the (b) matter to rest here. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'to' will not be used.