CBSE Class 12 English Common Errors MCQs

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, then your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. You have been doing (a)/your homework (b)/regularly? (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. The same procedure (a)/also should used (b)/for the final assessment. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. I must find out (a)/some means to balance (b)/my budget. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Thank you, (a)/I am fine (b)/completely. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. He asked me (a)/when could I finish (b)/the work. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. The minister for ‘Education’ (a)/vehemently refused, (b)/the allegation that he had taken bribes. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. If I were Zubin (a)/I would not attend (b)/the wedding, come what may. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. He says that (a)/he reads novels (b)/ to pass away the time. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. He left for Mumbai on Sunday (a)/ arriving there (b)/on Monday. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. No sooner did the teacher (a)/enter the class room (b)/the students got up. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. It is (a)/nothing else (b)/than pride. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. To the ordinary man, in fact, the pealing of bells (a)/is a monotonous jangle and a nuisance (b)/tolerably only when mitigated by remote distance and sentimental association. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The increasing mechanization of life (a)/have led us farther away from daily contact with nature and (b)/the crafts of the farm. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. If you have a way with words, (a)/a good sense of design and administration ability (b)/you may enjoy working in the high pressure world of advertising. (c)/ No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Last week’s sharp hike in the wholesale price of beef (a)/is a strong indication for (b)/higher meat costs to come. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

In the following questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. I told him (a)/that I availed (b)/the opportunity. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. I think (a)/he owns an expensive (b)/painting by Hussain. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. It is time (a)/we should have done (b)/something useful. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. He will tell you (a)/about it when (b)/he will come back. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. A large sign near (a)/the entrance warns the visitors (b)/to beware about bears. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d) i.e., No error.

Question. You are (a)/always doing (b)/this mistake. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. He has (a)/a large family (b)/to care. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. These poisonous gases (a)/will effect (b)/our health. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. The only Indian (a)/to win the Nobel Prize for the Literature (b)/was Rabindranath Tagore. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. After his illness, (a)/the patient was (b)/sick with life. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. Due to the heavy rains (a)/the ship drowned (b)/in the middle of the ocean. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Death of (a)/his only son (b)/made Mohan desolate. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. He fell heavily (a)/and this caused (b)/him great pain. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. When I met him (a)/the couple of days back (b)/he was writing a new book. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. In his old age, (a)/a person is likely to get (b)/more weak day by day. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

In the following questions some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d) i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. This custom (a)/has come down (b)/ since times immemorial. (c)/No error(d)
Answer : C

Question. This letter will reach him (a)/before he left (b)/for Delhi. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. We stayed for (a)/a short time (b)/in the hotel. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Students are prohibited (a)/to bring cycles (b)/into the college. (c)/No error(d)
Answer : B

Question. Unless you are careful, (a)/you are bound to make mistake (b)/in your work. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. There are (a)/no poetries (b)/in my book. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. That house (a)/is built of (b)/stones. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. He as well as (a)/you like (b)/to go. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Very soon (a)/I realized (b)/that he is at fault. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Santosh lives (a)/by the principals (b)/he professes. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Question. She is one of the (a)/best mothers (b)/, that has ever lived. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. John, I and Had (a)/have finished (b)/our studies. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. Neither the mouse (a)/nor the lion (b)/were caught. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. After you will returns (a)/from New Delhi (b)/I will meet you (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. When I was young, (a)/I used to collect stamps (b)/as a hobby. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

In the following questions, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors then, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. Supposing if (a)/it rains (b)/what shall we do? (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. The captain along with his team (a)/ are practising very hard (b)/for the forthcoming match. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. It was him (a)/who came running (b)/into the classroom. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. The capital of Yemen (a)/is situating on 2190 metres above the sea level. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Ram was (a)/senior to (b)/Sam in college. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then the answer is (d) ,i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. Neither of these two documents (a)/support your claim (b)/on the property. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Get this book (a)/be published (b)/ in time. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. He (a)/is junior than (b)/all his friends. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Had you (a)/worked hard (b)/you will have passed. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. He works hardly (a)/to make (b)/ both ends meet. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (d), i.e. ‘No error’.Answer : A

Question. I am going (a)/to have this certificate (b)/attest by the Director. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Ravi (a)/told to his friend (b)/to buy a car. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. I would (a)/accept the offer (b)/if I were you. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. I am more lonelier (a)/here than (b)/I was in the USA. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. May I know (a)/to who (b)/I am speaking? (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B