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Error Identification Test 8

Description: English Error Identification Tests - Identify English Grammar Errors By Online Test and Prepare for English in MBA, CAT, GMAT, TOEFL, SAT and Other Placement and SSC, CDS, Bank PO, Railways Jobs Exams
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

Complex carbohydrates (A) such as whole grain foods (B) as well fruits and vegetables, (C) provide lasting energy because they take long time (D) to digest. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct expression is 'as well as'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

Ronald Reagan (A) used simple, direct (B) language which was forceful (C) to make his points (D) clear to the audience. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Forceful' cannot be followed by 'to'. Correct phrase will be 'forceful in making...'

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

In (A) the USA and other European countries, sending (B) a SMS to (C) wish someone (D) is considered as an insult. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An SMS. 

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Prudent and preservation have (B) their place, (C) so do experimentation and (D) curiosity. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'prudence' The sentence lacks in parallelism. The noun form of 'prudent' should be used as all other are in the noun form.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) On the doctor's table, (B) we noticed that he also (C) has (D) several big bruises on his legs. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

had. The beginning is in the past tense (noticed) So, past tense should be used throughout the sentence.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Feeling weary as he drove his car (B) towards the coast, Kane (C) stops several times to walk (D) around in the fresh air. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Stopped. The first part of the sentence is in the past tense, so the latter part should also be in the past tense. 

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there are no errors, indicate (E) as your answer.

If any one of my (A) three boys happens to break something, (B) instead of chastising (C) them for (D) carelessness, I now prefer to celebrate his boyhood. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since the subject 'one of the boys' is singular, so singular pronoun should be used 'HIM'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

Dorothy Aragones is (A) three years old, has curly blond hair, (B) her eyes are gree-brown in colour and eerily blue tinged lips, (C) as if she'd just (D) stepped out of a freezing ocean. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Green-brown eyes'. All the qualities are in the adjective form, only (B) is an independent clause. So, it is wise to change it into the adjective form to maintain parallelism.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) During some operations, (B) a patient's (C) entire blood supply is (D) drained in the bypass machine. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Incorrect preposition usage is done. Instead of 'in' we should use 'into' as something is happening in motion.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer.If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

If (A) your fatigue is not due to (B) an underlying illness or (C) drug side affect, lifestyle changes (D) can make a significant difference. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'drug side effect' Incorrect word usage is done. ‘Affect’ is a verb and ‘effect’ is a noun. In this sentence, noun form should be used.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) The doctors (B) thought that the operation was (C) extreme difficult, if (D) not impossible. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An adjective cannot modify another adjective, while an adverb can. So, adverb form should be used 'extremely difficult'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Like most boys (B) I spent my days playing games and (C) ran in the fields (D) with my friends. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Continuous tense should be used to maintain parallelism 'running'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

No matter how (A) hard you try, you (B) will never be able to grasp (C) just how tiny, spatially (D) unassuming, is a proton. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The sentence is an assertion or statement, not a question. The correct usage is 'How tiny ... a proton is.'

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Despite of entering middle age, the book (B) continues to delight both the young and (C) the old in (D) ever-increasing numbers. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Inspite' is always used with the preposition 'of'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

He (A) decided (B) to live with his family in (C) the Canada (D) from next year onwards. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Delete 'the' before Canada.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) More than anything else greeting cards (B) help you to keep (C) alive the (D) found memories of your loved ones. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Incorrect word usage is done. ‘Found’ means 'to locate something' and ‘fond’ means 'loving and affectionate', like 'fond memories'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Work hard, lest you (B) may fail (C) in your (D) forthcoming exams. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Lest' is always used with 'should'. 

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

After (A) several months, dad and Tom (B) got to know (C) one another (D) quite well. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

For referring to two people we use 'each other'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

Kimberly (A) helped her daughter (B) to change into a yellow gown with clowns on (C) them while she (D) stepped into a gauzy white suit with a hood and mask. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence lacks subject-pronoun agreement. Since the subject ‘gown’ is singular, so singular pronoun ‘it’ should be used to refer to it.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) A year after (B) the marriage, (C) the couple hardly spent (D) no time together. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We must change 'no' to 'any'. Since a negative word ‘hardly’ is already present, another negative word should not be used in the same sentence.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Sometime the money Yi-ming’s (B) father made tapping rubber on a plantation (C) wasn’t enough to buy (D) even food. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Incorrect word usage is done. ‘Sometime’ means 'an unspecified time', which makes no sense in the sentence. However, ‘sometimes’ means 'on some occasions', which conveys the message of the sentence in the best way.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

She (A) tried hard to please her new family, (B) and her mother-in-law (C) often dumped her cooking (D) in the garbage. No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Incorrect conjunction is used. In this sentence a contrast is being shown. The correct conjunction is 'but' and not 'and'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) Despite his size - (B) five foot three and 58 kg - the shy 14 year old hoped (C) to qualify in (D) autumn for the schools junior football team. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'For the school's' not 'schools'.

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

(A) In October 1982 the Boldos (B) had established the Emmanuel SOS – Adoption foundation (C) in Belgium to find (D) adoptive homes for disabled orphans. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct phrase is 'Boldos established...'. When referance is made to a particular point of time in the past, like yesterday, last year, 1982 etc. we use indefinite past tense. Since, a reference to the year 1982 is made, past indefinite tense will be used  ('had' will be removed).

Directions: The sentence given below is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to indicate that part as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer.

He decided (A) not to say (B) nothing in the matter (C) in which his brother (D) was involved. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Delete 'nothing' and replace it by 'anything'. Double negative should not be used in one sentence.

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