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COMMON ERROR DETECTION MCQs

Common Errors, Spotting Errors, Error Spotting, Spot The Error, Spotting Of Error, Error Identification

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Question 121.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the pan is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


“Here is coming up Bachchan!”, (1) / said he (2) / when he was (3) / waiting for him. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option A. -> 1

Replace `Here is coming’ by `Here comes‘. In exclamatory sentence present indefinite is usually used.


e.g.,       Here comes the tram! There works Sita!

Question 122.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the pan is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


I could not recall (1) / when she has told me (2) / about her (3) / affair with Gopal. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option B. -> 2

Replace `She has told‘ by `She had told’. The whole sentence is in past.

Question 123.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the pan is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


Four and four (1) / always made eight (2) / cannot (3) / be questioned by anyone. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option B. -> 2

Replace ‘made‘ by ‘makes‘.

Question 124.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the pan is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


She hopes to (1) / become an engineer (2) / after she will complete (3) / her education. (4) / No Error (5)


 

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Answer: Option C. -> 3

Replace `she will complete’ by ‘she has completed’.

The sentence contains an error in Part (3), which says, "after she will complete." This phrasing is incorrect because the word "after" already implies that the action will take place in the future. Therefore, it is incorrect to use the future tense "will" after "after." The sentence should read, "after she completes her education."

The corrected sentence would be:

She hopes to (1) / become an engineer (2) / after she completes (3) / her education. (4) / No Error (5)

Let's break down the grammatical concepts used in this sentence:

  • Infinitive: "to become" is an infinitive used as the direct object of the verb "hopes."
  • Future tense: "will complete" is a future tense verb used to indicate a future action. However, as discussed earlier, it is incorrect to use it after "after."
  • Simple present tense: "completes" is a present tense verb used after "after" to indicate a future action that will be completed.

The corrected sentence follows the rules of English grammar and presents a clear meaning. It uses the correct verb tense, and the structure is consistent with the subject-verb agreement. Therefore, the correct answer is option (C).

Question 125.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the pan is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


I have been working (1) / in this firm (2) / for the last (3) / twenty years. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option E. -> 5

No error.

Question 126.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


He acted not (1) / as per my advice (2) / but (3) / somebody else. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option D. -> 4

Write else’s. Use of apostrophe is necessary here.

The sentence has an error in the fourth part which is grammatically incorrect. The correct version of the sentence should beHe acted not as per my advice, but as per somebody else.

The sentence has four parts and the error is in the fourth part. The error is grammatical in nature. The structure of the sentence should beHe acted not as per my advice, but as per somebody else. The conjunctionbut is used to join two contrasting ideas. The idea in each part should be contrasting to each other. The first part of the sentence isHe acted not which is in negative form. The second part of the sentence isas per my advice, which tells us that the person did not act as per the advice given by the speaker. The third part of the sentence isbut which is used to join two contrasting ideas. But the fourth part of the sentence issomebody else, which is grammatically incorrect because it does not give a contrast to the first part of the sentence, which is in negative form. The correct version of the sentence should beHe acted not as per my advice, but as per somebody else.

Hence, the correct option is option D : 4.

If you think the solution is wrong then please provide your own solution below in the comments section .

Question 127.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


Pakistan’s problems (1) / are also as (2) / serious as (3) / that of India. (4)/ No Error (5)

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Answer: Option D. -> 4

Write India’s, to make the comparison logical.

Question 128.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


When I reached (1) / at the gate of his (2) / house I found his (3) / locking up the gate. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option C. -> 3

Write `him’ for `his’. Use objective form pronoun before pariticiple.

Question 129.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


Many of the question (1) / appeared in this question paper (2) / are too difficult (3) / to solve. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option A. -> 1

Write `questions’ for `question’ remember to use plural noun after one of / one of the / many of the.

Question 130.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).


I visited (1) / Ram’s and Sita’s house (2) / and found (3) / the couple missing. (4) / No Error (5)

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Answer: Option B. -> 2

Write Ram and Sita’s. One apostrophe will be used in such case.

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