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 following sentence has been broken in three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

On an educational tour, (A)/ the students visited the museum, (B)/ the old fort and church. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has an error. This sentence violates the rule of parallelism. Whatever grammatical form is applied to one item, must be applied to all. Hence, it should be ‘the church’ instead of ‘church’.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been broken in three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Amit, accompanied by his (A)/ brothers and sisters, were at the market (B)/ when it started raining. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has an error. The sentence has the subject-verb disagreement between the singular subject (Anil) and plural verb (were). The correct sentence should have a singular verb (was), instead of a plural verb (were).

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been broken in three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

It was a foul (A)/ as the volley ball fell (B)/ at the line. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has an error. The sentence has an incorrect preposition of place as here ‘at’ has been used instead of ‘on’. ‘At’ is used for expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position, whereas ‘on’ is used for a place located somewhere in the general surface area. The correct sentence would be, “It was a foul as the volley ball fell on the line”.

Multiple choice

Directions: The under given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. No sentence contains more than one error. 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 5 as the answer.

I think that, even if there is (1) a little bloodletting, and even if life becomes (2) much more inconvenient (3) and difficult than it is now, we should let the human race continue to exist (4) over this Earth. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'over' with 'on' to correct the error of preposition.

Multiple choice

Directions: The under given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. No sentence contains more than one error. 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 5 as the answer.

As long as we depend for our (1) existence mainly upon non-renewable underground resources, our functions will of course (2) run the risk of getting paralyzed; our activities will (3) come to a halt, when the resources (4) run down. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Idiomatic error. The correct usage is 'run out'. 'Run down' is to break down.

Multiple choice

Directions: The under given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. No sentence contains more than one error. 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 5 as the answer.

The coordinator (1) had planned to (2) overview the college elections for the organization of (3) student council; he (4) told that he was coming. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Told' is a transitive verb and is to be followed by a pronoun / noun.

Multiple choice

Directions: The under given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. No sentence contains more than one error. 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 5 as the answer.

Jane was (1) by no means popular with the other women, taking (2) far too much upon herself, the strength of her father's rank, and giving (3) herself airs as if she (4) was better than those around her. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

For wishes and 'as if' usage, the correct auxiliary is 'were', irrespective of tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: The under given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. No sentence contains more than one error. 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 5 as the answer.

(1) 'English grammar for students of Spanish' explains the terms (2) that are in Spanish textbooks and shows students (3) how they relate to English while teachers want to (4) stress on some grammatical rule. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Delete 'on' to correct the error. The correct usage is 'stress' or 'lay stress on'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been separated as a, b, c and d. Identify the part having an error.

Ecologists feared [a]/ the American eagle might be near extinction [b]/ as there were very few sights [c]/ of them in the last decade [d].

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct phrase will be 'as there were very few sightings of them.....'. The sentence is talking of the act of catching sight, while sight is the ability to see.

Multiple choice

Directions: The undergiven sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with error. If there is no error, mark (e).

There are reasons to suspect (a)/ if the mischief was done (b)/ mostly through bank (c)/ branches in towns. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. Wrods like 'reasons', 'causes', etc are never followed by 'if', rather by 'whether'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The undergiven sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with error. If there is no error, mark (e).

It is not as (a)/ whether banks received (b)/ the counterfeit notes from clients (c)/ and failed to detect them. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. Case of present perfect tense. THe correct usage is - ''It is not as whether banks have recieved.........''.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with error and that will be the answer to the question. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

It is pointless of Pakistan (a)/ to argue that it cannot be (b)/ a terrorist state when it is itself (c)/ a victim of terror. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. The correct usage is -''It is pointless for Pakistan...........''.

Multiple choice

Directions: The undergiven sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with error. If there is no error, mark (e).

The low intensity war between (a)/ the two countries has led (b)/ to the loss of hundreds (c)/ of lives in a short time. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of article usage. Article 'the' is required to depict some specific thing. As the lives lost in the war were not specifically mentioned, so usage of article 'the' is incorrect. It should be replaced by article 'a'.