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Error Identification Practice Test - 1

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Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

Every teacher and every student (1) have their (2) own views (3) about deteriorating relationship (4) between teachers and students. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Change ‘have their’ to ‘has his’. When two singular nouns are joined by ‘and’ and are preceded by ‘each’ or ‘every’, the verb or pronoun must be in singular.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

I have helped (1) the party (2) become victorious in the elections (3) as much as (4) him. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Change ‘him’ to ‘he’. ‘As much as’ is a compound conjunction, not preposition. So, a pronoun is used after a conjunction in nominative case, not in objective case.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

The President (1) alluded (2) about growing indiscipline (3) among parliamentarians in his speech before (4) the joint session of parliament. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Change ‘about’ to ‘to’ to correct the prepositional error.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

One should, (1) therefore, be careful (2) not to make (3) himself obnoxious (4) to others. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Oneself’ is the correct usage because ‘one’ is always followed by ‘one’ or ‘oneself’.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) At first she would not let (2) her young son ride the bicycle (3) but he was so demanding (4) that eventually she gave up. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Use ‘gave in’ in place of ‘gave up’ to correct the error of phrasal verb. ‘Give in’ means ‘to yield’ while ‘give up’ means ‘to abandon’.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) A few of the station’s crew watched them (2) go and murmured questions to (3) each other about exactly what (4) had happened. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Change ‘each other’ to ‘one another’. When we speak of two persons, ‘each other’ is used and for more than two persons, ‘one another’ is used.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) A perfectionist is one of (2) those persons who is (3) never satisfied with the work (4) of other people. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Change ‘is’ to ‘are’ to correct the error of subject verb agreement because the relative pronoun ‘who’ refers to ‘those persons’ (subject).

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

It (1) makes out that both sides have greater good of the nation in mind, (2) but merely (3) disagree to the means (4) to achieve it. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Replace ‘disagree to’ with ‘disagree about/on/over’. The last part is a prepositional phrase. So, any of the prepositions about/on/over can be used interchangeably. 

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) He said that (2) if he had the information booklet (3) he would know (4) what to do. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Delete ‘that’ to correct the error of indirect speech. Reported speech beginning with 'if’ or ‘whether’ is not preceded by 'that'.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) On seeing a policeman, the culprit (2) started running (3) away and the policeman (4) ran for him. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Change ‘ran for’ to ‘ran after’ to correct the error. ‘Ran after’ means 'to try to catch somebody'.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

He was (1) one of those victorious (2) candidates (3) who attributed (4) his victory to the people. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Change ‘his’ to ‘their’ because subject is of relative pronoun ‘who’ is ‘candidates’ (plural), so the pronoun in the clause will be according to ‘candidates’ and not 'him'.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) From the balcony at the airport you can see (2) the planes (3) taking off and (4) land. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘Taking off and landing’ corrects the error of parallel structure of gerund.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) The black ladies purse, (2) which is on sale, has (3) a very beautiful pattern (4) carved on it. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘The ladies black purse’ is the correct expression because in the sentence, black (adjective) is not meant for ladies, but for the purse.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

People are (1) not such (2) fools (3) that to believe (4) the loud talk of politicians. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Change ‘that’ to ‘as’ because ‘such’ is followed by ‘as’ before infinitive.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) The nine-men committee (2) had (3) a two-hour long deliberation on (4) disinvestment issue this morning. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Change ‘nine-men’ to nine man’ because after a definite numeral adjective, noun should be singular.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

There (1) was (2) such a great rush (3) for the ticket (4) that I was not able to buy one. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The sentence is correct.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) The agitating (2) opposition members (3) were demanding for resignation (4) of the defence minister. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Delete preposition ‘for’ because ‘demand’, when used as a verb, is not followed by a preposition.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) He urgently asked the retailer (2) to give him (3) a half kilo sugar and (4) a bottle of cola. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Half a kilo sugar’ is the correct usage in place of ‘a half kilo sugar’.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) On my son’s achievements (2) I said to him that (3) I was too proud (4) to be his father. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Delete ‘too’ because ‘too’ has a negative meaning, which means ‘I was so proud that I couldn’t be his father'.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

(1) Thousands gathered (2) to listen (3) to the prime minister in the field (4) amidst continuous rain. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The sentence is correct.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

Today, street fights (1) seem (2) more orderly (3) as compared to the bedlam in parliament and in state legislatures in (4) the name of democracy. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The sentence is correct.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

The world in spite of its rivalries, hatreds (1) and inner conflict, (2) moves (3) invariably towards (4) closer cooperation. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Change ‘and inner conflict’ to ‘and inner conflicts’ to correct the error of parallel construction of plural nouns.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

Not withstanding (1) my hurry, I (2) must have the conviction, (3) impressed on my imagination that it (4) was a painting of medieval ages. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Change ‘must have’ to ‘should have’.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

The failure of the peace process has triggered off (1) a sort of hostility (2) in a time when more people (3) were about to be brought (4) on to the negotiating table. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Change ‘in a time’. It should be ‘at a time’.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

If the country (1) has to prosper in the 21st century, then the countrymen, specifically politicians, (2) had better (3) to take a course on what real politics is (4) all about. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Change ‘to take’ to ‘take’. ‘Had better’ is followed by a verb with bare infinitive.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

They had to (1) break-up (2) in the middle of (3) their argument when someone (4) came into the room. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Change ‘to break-up’ to ‘to break-off’ to correct the error. ‘Break-off’ means ‘stop talking suddenly’.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

(1) Without hardly (2) any delay, (3) the government machinery began to provide (4) succour to quake victims. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Use either ‘without’ or ‘hardly’. 'Without’ and ‘hardly’ do not fit together.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

This is (1) the greatest misfortune (2) that has or (3) could ever fall on (4) our nation. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Transitive verb ‘fallen’ should be used after ‘that has’ to correct the error of missing past participle.

Directions: Select the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5).

The need (1) to bridge the (2) gap (3) in perception and (4) reality is essential in order to secure a better future. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Change 'in' to 'between' as we have to bridge the gap between 'perception' and 'reality'.

Directions: Choose the numbered part that bears an error of grammar or diction. If there is no error, mark (5) as your answer.

(1) The critic and (2) the intellectual (3) has expressed his grave concern (4) over communalization of politics. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Change ‘has expressed his’ to ‘have expressed their’. When two or more singular nouns are joined by ‘and’, each preceded by definite article ‘the’, it means that separate persons are being referred to.

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