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: Identify the part with an error.

  1. We threw out some old furniture

  2. so that the new television set

  3. has enough space.

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

'has' should be replaced by 'had'. Since the sentence starts in the past tense, it should end in the past tense to maintain parallelism.

Multiple choice
Directions: Identify the part with an error.

  1. “Meatless Days”

  2. have been made

  3. into a film.

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

Replace 'have' by 'has'. The subject ( “Meatless Days” is the name of a film). So, singular verb (has) should be used.

Multiple choice
Directions: Identify the part with an error.

  1. This small table

  2. will collapse

  3. if you will stand on it.

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

Remove 'will' after 'you'. With conditional words like “if” we do not make use of future words (will/ shall).

Multiple choice

Direction: Identify the part with an error.

  1. Bangalore is a beautiful city

  2. which in people

  3. have successfully blended the modern values

  4. with the traditional.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'which in' should be replaced by 'in which'. Incorrect phrase usage.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has three underlined words or phrases. The three underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2) and (3). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. If there is no error, mark (4) as your answer.

(1) I can speak Gujarati (2) a little but not well (3) as you do. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

‘well’ should be replaced by ‘as well’. “As well as” will be used as a simple comparison is being made.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has three underlined words or phrases. The three underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2) and (3). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

(1) Judging by what he tells me, (2) I don't think he has made a good impression (3) to the manager of the company where he works. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'to' by 'on'. The correct preposition phrase is “impression on”.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has three underlined words or phrases. The three underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2) and (3). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

(1) Finally, after long years of hardship (2) he succeeded (3) and this completely altered his outlook on life. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of dangling modifier (demostrative) 'This completely altered' has no clear antecedent.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has three underlined words or phrases. The three underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2) and (3). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

(1) Some people (2) consider wealth (3) superior than wisdom. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'than' by 'to'. With words like superior, inferior, prefer, etc. the preposition “to” is used.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence has been divided into four parts and numbered (1) to (4). Identify the part having an error and mark it as your answer.

  1. Engines used in the space shuttles are

  2. much larger and

  3. more strong than

  4. the ones used in the jet planes.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

‘more strong’ should be replaced with ‘much stronger’. When comparison is made between two things comparative degree (stronger) is used. To maintain parallelism the intensifier 'much' will be used. 'more' will bring in error of double comparative.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has three underlined words or phrases. The underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2) and (3). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct and mark that as your answer. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

(1) He hesitated to accept the post (2) as he did not think the salary would not be enough (3) for a man with a family of ten. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Delete ‘not’ after ‘would’. Double negative cannot be used in one sentence and the use of not after would is altering the original meaning of the sentence.

Multiple choice
Directions: Identify the part with an error.

  1. The bus was

  2. hired

  3. by the ladies

  4. for its picnic.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'its' should be replaced by 'their'. Subject-pronoun agreement. The subject (ladies) is plural so plural pronoun “their” will be used.