Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice
  1. I

  2. do not like

  3. the very glimpse

  4. of theirs

  5. No error

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The pronoun 'theirs' is incorrect in this context. We're referring to 'the very glimpse' of them, which should use the possessive adjective 'their' or rephrase as 'of them'. 'Theirs' is a possessive pronoun used independently (like 'the book is theirs'), not as an object of a preposition referring back to a noun.

Multiple choice
  1. Each of the radioisotopes

  2. produced artificially

  3. though exhibiting some common features

  4. have their own distinct structure

  5. No error

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is D because 'have' should be 'has'. The subject is 'Each' (singular), not 'radioisotopes'. 'Each of the radioisotopes' requires a singular verb: 'has' not 'have'.