English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. he was an effective, partnership-breaking, bowler

  2. he was the effective partnership-breaking, bowler

  3. he was an effective partnership-breaking bowler

  4. he was effective, partnership breaking bowler
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Takes care of all the punctuations correctly.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Mohit stayed on a farm. It was his duty to carry water into the well to
Statement II: the cowshed, everyday. One day his bucket cracked on its side by carrying
Statement III: the water.  By the time, he had reached the cowshed; half of the water had
Statement IV: drained away. However, it was his favourite blue bucket, _________                     

  1. during

  2. while

  3. when

  4. because of
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It represents the occurrence of the crack, during some other activity was taking place.

Multiple choice

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

  1. They gave us the money back less the service charges of three hundred rupees.

  2. This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.

  3. The committee initially asked for a funding of fifty lakhs rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.

  4. This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Multiple choice

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

  1. They gave us the money back less the service charges of three hundred rupees.

  2. This country expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.

  3. The committee initially asked for a funding of fifty lakhs rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.

  4. This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

THe grammatically incorrect sentense is : They gave us the money back less the service charges of three hundred repees.

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Choose which of the following underlined part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error in the sentence then select option E.
A. Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and B. other fruits C. formed the basis of the D. sailors diet

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

  5. No error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shipwrecked qualifies the sailors. Hence, these should be placed together. Therefore, Option A is correct, as the word shipwrecked is place in the wrong part of the clause. The rest of the options do not contain any errors in the sentence, hence these are not suitable.

Multiple choice introduction to punctuation punctuation english

Find the error in the quoted lines, if any:
"there was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
 the earth, and every common sight,
 to me did seem
 apparelled in celestial light ..." -William Wordsworth

  1. The commas aren't necessary.

  2. The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line.

  3. The ellipses is incorrectly placed.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
According to general rule, the first letter of each beginning word in a line of poetry is capitalized. This is how poetry is distinguished from other art forms traditionally.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option B. The remaining options are incorrect.

Multiple choice introduction to punctuation punctuation english

Find the error in the quoted lines, if any:

"how do I love thee? let me count the ways.
 i love thee to the length and breadth and height
 my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
 for the ends of being and ideal grace." - Elizabeth Browning

  1. The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line.

  2. The commas are missing at the end of each line.

  3. The full stop is not supposed to be placed at the end of the first line.

  4. No error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to general rule, the first letter of each beginning word in a line of poetry is capitalized. This is how poetry is distinguished from other art forms traditionally.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option A. The remaining options are incorrect.

Multiple choice introduction to punctuation punctuation english

Find the error in the quoted lines, if any:
"ha' we lost the goodly fere o' all
 for the priests and the gallows tree?
 aye lover he was of brawny men,
 o' ships and the open sea." 

-Ezra Pound

  1. The words ha', o' are incomplete.

  2. The comma is missing after the first line "...o' all".

  3. The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line.

  4. No error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to general rule, the first letter of each beginning word in a line of poetry is capitalized. This is how poetry is distinguished from other art forms traditionally.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.

Multiple choice

To find an error, you should do all of the following EXCEPT

  1. double-check every entry.

  2. find the difference between debits and credits.

  3. erase questionable entries.

  4. retrace any math computations.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Erasing is never an acceptable way to correct an error in accounting because it destroys the audit trail. Errors should be corrected by ruling out the mistake and writing the correct information above it.