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: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

Dinosaurs (A) are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, (B) but recent evidence based on their eating habits, posture, and skeletal structure (C) suggested some (D) may have been warm-blooded. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence starts with a present tense verb ('are classified'). The subsequent verb 'suggested' should also be in the present tense ('suggests') to maintain consistency.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

A mirage is an (A) atmospheric optical illusion (B) in what an observer sees a nonexistent body of water (C) or an image of some (D) object. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'in what' is incorrect here. The correct relative pronoun to refer to the 'illusion' is 'in which'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

Dimness of light (A) will not harm the eyes (B) any more than (C) taking a photograph in (D) dimly light can harm a camera. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'dimly' is an adverb, but it is modifying the noun 'light'. An adjective is required here, so it should be 'dim light'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

During the Jurassic period plant life was (A) abundance, providing herbivores (B) in particular with a (C) plentiful supply of (D) food. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'abundance' is a noun, but an adjective is needed to describe 'plant life'. It should be 'abundant'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

The importance of (A) environment stimuli in the development of coordination (B) between (C) sensory input and motor response varies (D) from species to species. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'environment' is a noun, but an adjective is needed to modify 'stimuli'. It should be 'environmental'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

(A) Some hangars, buildings used to hold large aircraft, are (B) very tall that rain occasionally falls (C) from clouds that form (D) along the ceilings. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The structure 'very... that' is incorrect. The correct correlative conjunction is 'so... that'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentences given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

(A) A smile can be observed, described, and reliably (B) identified; it can also be elicited and (C) be manipulated under (D) experimental conditions. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The parallel structure is broken. The list is 'observed, described, and... identified'. The addition of 'be' is redundant and grammatically incorrect.