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 sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

I am (A) anxious not only to (B) buy a car but also (C) eager to have a house (D) at the earliest. (E) No error.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

The more we have to do, the more
accurate must be our sensations,
and the greatest hold
environment has upon us

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

Party loving employees may spend their
evenings drinking, then not
go to work the next day and lag
in performance

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

Ron, the guy who was
auditioned last week, is a good
dancer but average at acting,
which does not bother the film director

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Confucius — a statesman, scholar, and educator of great skill and (1) reputation — is (2) generally held to be China's (3) greatest and (4) influential philosopher. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The ballad (1) is characterised by informal diction, by a narrative largely (2) dependent on action and dialogue, by (3) intense theme, and by (4) stress on repetition. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

(1) From the balcony (2) at airport you can see (3) the planes (4) taking off and land. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The Egyptians (1) first discovered that (2) drying fruit preserved it, made it (3) sweeter, (4) improving its flavor. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The world in spite of its rivalries and hatreds (1) and inner conflict, (2) moves (3) invariably towards (4) closer cooperation. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Sleep is (1) controlled by (2) the brain and (3) associated by characteristic (4) breathing rhythms. (5) No error

1
2
3
4
5

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

If (1) your holiday (2) coincided with the full moon, (3) there is a (4) glorious full moon cruise. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5) as your answer.

The railroad (1) was not the first institution to impose (2) regularity on society, or (3) drawing (4) attention to the importance of precise time keeping. (5) No error

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

The surprising part is that people
that ought to have been the prime beneficiaries
running from pillar to post
to extract even minimal benefits
No error

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

The crux of the matter is that
a simple issue had been
unnecessarily stretched and stressed
out of proportions
No error

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Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

It was difficult
at first even persuading him
to listen to the
grievances of the poor workmen

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