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: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) When she was youngest (2) my baby sister was incredibly innocent (3) and fell for all my tricks (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. -
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct comparative degree in this context is ‘younger’, not 'youngest'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(1) What to speak of milk (2) even water (3) was not available there. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

‘What’ should be replaced with ‘Not’. Negative sense is implied in the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

A market rebound could turn (a)/ the situation around (b)/ to the mutual (c)/ fund industry. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of redundancy. Preposition 'around' means 'in every part of; throughout'. Usage of preposition 'to' is redundant here.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

The revival for (a)/ mutual fund industry is (b)/ crucial for wealth creation (c)/ in the economy. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. Revival means to come or bring back into use or attention or to come or bring back to life or consciousness. It takes preposition 'of' after itself.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

This have not just hit (a)/ the oil marketing companies (b)/ but also the margins of (c)/ the petroleum dealers. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement. The subject 'this' is used for singular. Auxilary 'have' should be changed by 'has' (singular).

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

Leading nations of (a)/ the world have already (b)/ conducted joint exercises (c)/ to the Indian Army. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. The sentence implies that the exercises are being conducted 'in the company of or as an associate, or companion'. Thus, preposition 'with' is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

The details would (a)/ worked out (b)/ after the (c)/ Beijing Olympics. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a passive sentence, where the subject is missing. The proper usage is, ''The details would be worked........''.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

He stretched his lead (a)/ and powered to the finish line (b)/ easily going beyond (c)/ the timings of the existing world record. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation and wrong usage of words. An athlete does not go beyond the records, but bears them. So, 'going beyond' should be replaced by 'beating'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

He demanded appointment (a)/ of an administrator (b)/ on the (c)/ utilities. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of prepositional usage. Replace 'on' with 'to'. 'Appointment to' means 'to put something onto the surface of something'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may have an error. You have to find the part with the error. If there is no error, mark (e) as your answer.

The victims were at (a)/ their way to (b)/ their hometown in (c)/ Kullu district. (d)/ No error (e)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. (e)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of idiomatic usage. 'At the way' should be replaced by 'on the way' that means 'moving toward a place'.