(Q1) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
It was / the very well-directed film / and we enjoyed it.
No error
and we enjoyed it
the very well-directed film
It was
(Q2) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
No one were / present when I / entered the hall.
No error
entered the hall
No one were
present when I
(Q3) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Every / curious child / want to / rip open a toy.
rip open a toy
curious child
Every
want to
(Q4) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.
on the government
If the economy fails
No error
this year it reflect badly
(Q5) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We stayed / in Jim’s flat / during he was / on holiday.
on holiday
in Jim’s flat
We stayed
during he was
the above sentence is incorrect, we need to use when in place of during.
explanation:
the correct construction is when + a phrase
eg: we stayed in Jim's flat when he was on holiday
and during + a noun
eg: we stayed in Jim's flat during holiday.
(Q6) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Do you / recall to meet / her at the party / last night?
Do you
recall to meet
last night
her at the party
The error lies in B part.
to meet should be replaced by meeting.
the verb recall takes a gerund and not infinitive(to+v1)
hence, option B is correct here.
(Q7) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.
He allowed
but he warn him
his son to drive
of the danger
the error lies in option B
the given sentence is in past tense
so past form of the verb warn should be used
correct is but he warned.
(Q8) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Did you baked / the chocolate cake / yourself this time?
Did you baked
the chocolate cake
No error
yourself this time
option A has the incorrect part
did you baked should be changed into did you bake.
past indefinite tense~ subject + did + v1 + object.
(Q9) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It is not worth / having the trouble / to write to him / as he never replies.
as he never replies
to write to him
It is not worth
having the trouble
option D has the error in it,
the right phrase is take the trouble
and not have the trouble
so the correct sentence should be it is not worth taking the trouble...
note - these are some fixed phrases one has to learn.
(Q10) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
No sooner did / the child start crying / then the mother / hugged him.
No sooner did
then the mother
the child start crying
hugged him
The error lies in the B part of the sentence
then should be replaced by than
no sooner + than
hardly/scarcely + when
these are the correct pair to use and should be come together only.
(Q11) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Your name / precedes before mine / in the / admission list.
admission list
precedes before mine
Your name
in the
error lies in option B
as precedes before mine should be replaces with precedes mine
use of before with precedes makes it superfluous and should be avoided.
(Q12) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.
The recently hike
will hit
household budgets severely
in the price of petroleum products
the error lies in the part A
recently hike should be replaced by recent hike.
recent- something happened just now (adjective)
recently- something happened just now (adverb)
hike is a noun and to qualify this we need an adjective and not a verb
so recent hike is the correct phrase.
(Q13) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
It was a surprising / to receive the gift/ from my brother.
to receive the gift
from my brother
It was a surprising
No error
option C has the erroneous part,
it was a surprising should be replaced by it was a surprise
as article a should be followed by a noun and not an adjective (surprising)
(Q14) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My house / is more / spacious than / my sister.
My house
is more
spacious than
my sister
option D has error in it
my sister shluld be replaced with my sister's
since, comparisons is done between two similar objects only so you can not compare house with sister,
it should be between my house and sister's house.
(Q15) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He was / late / for school / and punished.
and punished
for school
late
He was
option A has error in it and punished should be replced with and was punished
if we break the sentence in two parts we will read it as, he was late and he was punished
this is passive constriction so was/were + v3 construction should be followed
(Q16) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My older brother,/ which you’ll / meet later,/ is a dentist.
meet later
My older brother
which you’ll
is a dentist
option C has the erroneous part.
which you'll should be replaced by who you'll
we use who for persons and which for non living objects
(Q17) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The fisheries sector / have grown significantly / in the last one year.
have grown significantly
No error
The fisheries sector
in the last one year
the error lies in the option A
have should be replaced with has
according to subject verb agreement singular verb qualifies the singular subject and plural verb qualifies the plural subject
the fisheries sector is a singular subject so it will take verb has and not have.
(Q18) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She persisted / to doing / what she wanted / despite opposition.
despite opposition
She persisted
to doing
what she wanted
the error lies in the option C,
persisted to doing should be replaced with persisted in doing
this is fixed preposition used with persist.
hence option C is the correct answer.
(Q19) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Antique diamond necklace / was stolen / from the museum.
from the museum
Antique diamond necklace
No error
was stolen
the error lies in option B
antique dimomd necklace should be replaced with An antique diamond necklace,
when we introduce a subject for the first time in a sentence that is not unique we use A/An
for words starting with vowel we use an
so an should come here before antique
(Q20) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The unseasonal rain/ caused a lot of damage/ to the crops.
caused a lot of damage
No error
The unseasonal rain
to the crops
given question is correct and has no error in any part
hence option B is the right answer