English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into 4 parts and numbered (1) to (4). In one of the parts, there is some grammatical error. You have to identify the part having an error and mark it as your answer. If no part has an error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. The Chinese foreign minister

  2. today called

  3. at President Bush

  4. and remained at the White House for an hour

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

Correct phrase should be 'called on ...' which means 'to visit briefly'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into 4 parts and numbered (1) to (4). In one of the parts, there is some grammatical error. You have to identify the part having an error and mark it as your answer. If no part has an error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. When viewed with his

  2. point of view, the

  3. entire episode assumed

  4. a different colour altogether

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

Correct phrase should be 'from his point of view..' It emphasises the position or angle from which the situation is judged.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the followinf question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. You have to identify the part having an error and mark it as your answer. If no part has an error, mark (5) as your answer.

  1. Judge in him

  2. prevailed upon the father

  3. and he

  4. sentenced his son to death

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

'The' is required before 'judge'. It maintains the rule of parallelism..... 'The judge' and 'the father'. Moreover we are talking about two specific attributes in one person. One is the judge and the other is the father. So, we will add 'the' before 'judge'.

Multiple choice

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

(A) Although logical explanations sound quite laborious when written out, (B) the human mind is capable (C) to process the arguments very quickly (D) to arrive at a logical conclusion. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct phrase is 'capable of processing'.

Multiple choice

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

(A) Each chemical element is characterised (B) as per the number of protons that (C) an atom of that element contains, called (D) its atomic number. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct. Each chemical element is characterised 'by' the number of protons that an atom of that element contains, called its atomic number.