English language Quiz based on Error Detection

English language Quiz , based on Error Detection

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Direction (1-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (e) as your choice.

  1. Before the game(1)/Sara felt surely (A)/ of winning, but after seven minutes (B)/ she realized that it was not (C)/ going to be so easy. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(a)

Exp: The part (A) is erroneous. Instead of ‘surely’, ‘sure’ should be used because ‘felt’ is a Past form of ‘feel’ and ‘feel’ is a Copula Verb after which an adjective follows, not an adverb.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

  1. No sooner (1)/had the bus (A)/ arrived then the crowd rushed (B)/ toward the entrance gate to greet their leader (C)/ who was travelling by that bus. (D)/ No Error (E).

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(b)

Exp: The part (B) is erroneous. Instead of ‘then’, ‘than’ should be used because ‘after ‘No sooner’, ‘than’ is used.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

  1. Mr. Srivastava (1)/disowned (A)/ his son only because (B)/ he was failed (C)/ in the exam. (D)/ No Error (E).

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(c)

Exp: The part (C) is erroneous. Instead of ‘was’, ‘had’ should be used.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

  1. Prashant (1)/exclaimed with (A)/ delight that (B)/ they have won the football match (C)/ by 4 goals. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(c)

Exp: The part (C) is erroneous. Instead of ‘have’, ‘had’ should be used because in the sentence, the tense of the Reporting Speech ‘Prashant exclaimed’ is in Past Tense. When Reporting Clause is in Past Tense, then in Indirect Narration, ‘have’ is changed to ‘had’.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

  1. The (1)/invitation card (A)/ says that Mohan (B)/ marries with (C)/ Sameeksha next month. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(c)

Exp: The part (C) is erroneous. ‘With’ won’t be used after ‘marries’. Please keep in mind that ‘marry’ as a main verb directly takes object.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

  1. The support (1)/of terrorism by (A)/ Pakistan in India (B)/ should be universally condemned (C)/ by all. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(d)

Exp: The part (D) is erroneous. The usage of ‘by all’ is superfluous because universally itself means ‘By everyone; in every case.’

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

  1. People (1)/have been adoring (A)/ Suresh for (B)/ for the voice with (C)/ which he is gifted. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(a)

Exp: The part (A) is erroneous. Instead of ‘have been adoring’, ‘have adored’ should be used because ‘adore, admire, believe, rely, trust, hope’ etc. are not used in continuous or perfect continuous tense. These verbs are generally used in Simple Tense or Perfect Tense.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

  1. Sameer (1)/claims to have (A)/ read Milton’s all great poems (B)/ who is the greatest (C)/ poet of English (D)/ No Error. (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(b)

Exp: The part (B) is erroneous.  Instead of ‘Milton’s all great poems’, it should be ‘all the great poems of Milton’ so to establish a coherent between Antecedent (Milton) and the Relative Pronoun (who). According to English grammar, Antecedent should be close to Relative Pronoun.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

  1. India(1)/is (A)/ better than most others (B)/ cricket playing countries (C)/ of the world. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(b)

Exp: The part (B) is erroneous. Instead of ‘others’, ‘other’ should be used. In phrases like any other/ all other/ most other, ‘other’ is never used in plural form.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

  1. When Payal(1)/ entered (A)/ the room, she found her (B)/ daughter sleeping peacefully and (C)/ the fan move slowly. (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A.

(b) B.

(c) C.

(d) D.

(e) E.

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(d)

Exp: The part (D) is erroneous. Instead of ‘move’, ‘moving’ should be used because when two verbs are connected through ‘and’, then their ‘form’ remain same.

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

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