Sail E0 Webinar

English > Grammar

COMMON ERROR DETECTION MCQs

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

Total Questions : 4030 | Page 14 of 403 pages
Question 131.

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).


All the girls students (1) / are advised to (2) / attend the (3) / meeting positively. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1

 Write `girl students’ instead of `girls student’.

Question 132.

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).


She gave me (1) / two important informations (2) / I had been waiting for (3)/ the last two months, (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2

Replace `two important informations’ by two impor- tant pieces of information.


 

Question 133.

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).


The English teacher (1) / gave him a home work (2) / to complete that (3) / by night positively, (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2

Delete `a’ before home work. Home work is an uncountable noun.

Question 134.

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).


She could not complete (1) / even the two-third (2) / of the book (3) / owing to her busy schedule. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2

Replace `two-third’ by `two-thirds’.

Question 135.

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).


All the woman teachers (1) / are agitating (2) / against the haughty attitude (3) / of the Principal. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1

Replace `woman teachers’ by `women teachers’.

Question 136.

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 informed that (1) / he had lost a packet (2) / of the hundred (3) / rupees notes, (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4

Write `rupee’ for `rupees’.

Question 137.

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 know nothing (1) / about her (2) / whereabout (3) and about her choice. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3

Replace whereabout by `whereabouts’. Whereabouts means `address’

Question 138.

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).


She has ordered (1) / two dozens of copies (2) / of English (3) / Book by Mr. Gupta. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2

Write `two dozen copies’.

Question 139.

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).


She uses a good (1) / quality of shampoo (2) / so her hairs are (3) / black. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3

Write `hair’ for `hairs’. Here hair can’t be pluralised.

Question 140.

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).


The power supplying in (1) / many states has been (2) / badly affected because (3) / of the shortage of coal. (4) / No Error (5)

  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
  5.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1

Use `supply’ in place of `supplying’.

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers