English Language

Spotting Errors

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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: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is an answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Hampi, founded in the 14th century (A)/as the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire (B)/lies in the Deccan heartland in the state of Karnataka (C)/and could be reached in seven hours by car from Bangalore (D). No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The modal verb 'could' creates ambiguity about whether the sentence describes present or past capability. Since parts of the sentence use past tense ('founded', 'lies') but the travel information seems intended as current, it should use 'can be reached' for present accessibility or 'could have been reached' for past possibility. The mixed tenses make this construction problematic.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Reviewed their (A)/activities around the country (B)/the conference were very (C)/satisfied with their performance in West Bengal (D). No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence begins with a fragment 'Reviewed their activities around the country' which lacks a clear subject and doesn't properly connect to the rest of the sentence. Additionally, there's a subject-verb agreement issue - 'conference' is singular but 'were' is plural. The sentence structure is fundamentally broken.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Share the legendary of (A)/Dona Paula and Gaspar Dias (B)/to discover that (C)/love does not die, not at least in Goa! (D) No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

All parts of the sentence are grammatically correct. The imperative structure 'Share the legendary of Dona Paula and Gaspar Dias' followed by the infinitive purpose clause 'to discover that love does not die, not at least in Goa!' is properly constructed. The negation 'not at least' is idiomatic and acceptable in this context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Last winter, I have to (A)/travel on official (B)/duty from Lucknow to a (C)/place called Dehri-on-Sone in Bihar, at a fairly short notice (D). No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'I have to travel' is incorrect for describing a past event. It should be 'I had to travel' (past tense) or 'I traveled' to be consistent with the past time reference 'Last winter'. Present tense 'have to' cannot describe something that was necessary in the past.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts marked as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any, and no sentence has more than one error. If there is no error, mark (d).

Neither her (a) husband nor her brother were able to help (b) her in her work. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of Subject verb agreement  Here, “was” should be used instead of "were" as the verb in an either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it.  

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts marked as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any, and no sentence has more than one error. If there is no error, mark (d).

He always act as a martyr when (a) he has to do some (b) domestic chores. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error in the use of the verb. WE should use "acts" instead of "act" as "he" is a singular noun.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts marked as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any, and no sentence has more than one error. If there is no error, mark (d).

None of my friends (a) are applyIng for (b) this job. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the error os of subject verb agreement. The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, none, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs ("is" here).  

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below has been divided into three parts marked as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out the error, if any, and no sentence has more than one error. If there is no error, mark (d).

Johan along with (a) his parents come (b) to the church everyday. (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the verb “comes” should be used in place of "come". Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the same as and. The phrase introduced by as well as or along with will relate to the earlier word (Johan in this case).