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COMMON ERROR DETECTION MCQs
Common Errors, Spotting Errors, Error Spotting, Spot The Error, Spotting Of Error, Error Identification
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)
Write `girl students’ instead of `girls student’.
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)
Replace `two important informations’ by two impor- tant pieces of information.
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)
Delete `a’ before home work. Home work is an uncountable noun.
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)
Replace `two-third’ by `two-thirds’.
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)
Replace `woman teachers’ by `women teachers’.
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)
Write `rupee’ for `rupees’.
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)
Replace whereabout by `whereabouts’. Whereabouts means `address’
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)
Write `two dozen copies’.
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)
Write `hair’ for `hairs’. Here hair can’t be pluralised.
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)
Use `supply’ in place of `supplying’.