Error Spotting with Shortcut tricks Set B

1. Incorrect Conditional Sentences

Question: If he will come, we will go to the mall.
a) will come
b) we will go
c) to the mall
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: If I was a bird, I would fly high.
a) was
b) a bird
c) I would fly high
d) No error
Answer: a

2. Miscellaneous Errors

Question: The sceneries of Switzerland are beautiful.
a) sceneries
b) are
c) beautiful
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: I have two brother-in-laws who live abroad.
a) brother-in-laws
b) two
c) who live abroad
d) No error
Answer: a

3. Commonly Confused Words

Question: The climate of this place does not suits me.
a) climate
b) does not
c) suits
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: She is suffering from fever since Monday.
a) suffering
b) from fever
c) since Monday
d) No error
Answer: b

4. Redundant Prepositions

Question: He entered into the room quietly.
a) entered into
b) the room
c) quietly
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: She discussed about the project in detail.
a) discussed about
b) the project
c) in detail
d) No error
Answer: a

5. Redundant Words

Question: The repeat again of the experiment took two hours.
a) repeat again
b) of the experiment
c) took two hours
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: The train will arrive at 5 a.m. in the morning.
a) 5 a.m. in the morning
b) The train
c) will arrive
d) No error
Answer: a

6. Incorrect Subject-Verb Agreement

Question: Each of the students were given a certificate.
a) Each
b) were
c) given a certificate
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Neither of the two boys are responsible for the mistake.
a) Neither
b) are
c) responsible
d) No error
Answer: b

7. Incorrect Use of Pronouns

Question: Me and my friend went to the market.
a) Me and my friend
b) went
c) to the market
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: The teacher asked he to submit the assignment.
a) The teacher
b) he
c) to submit
d) No error
Answer: b

8. Incorrect Use of Tenses

Question: By the time she arrived, the train left already.
a) By the time
b) she arrived
c) left
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: I am waiting for you since morning.
a) am waiting
b) for you
c) since morning
d) No error
Answer: a

9. Incorrect Prepositions

Question: He is addicted with gambling.
a) addicted
b) with
c) gambling
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: The child was afraid from the dark.
a) afraid
b) from
c) the dark
d) No error
Answer: b

10. Incorrect Word Order

Question: I met in the park yesterday an old friend.
a) I met
b) in the park
c) an old friend
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: She only speaks French at home.
a) She
b) only
c) speaks French
d) No error
Answer: b 

11. Misuse of Adjectives and Adverbs

Question: He performed good in the exam.
a) performed
b) good
c) in the exam
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: She speaks so fastly that I can’t understand her.
a) speaks
b) fastly
c) that I can’t
d) No error
Answer: b

12. Redundant Words

Question: He returned back home early.
a) returned back
b) home
c) early
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: They met together at the coffee shop.
a) met together
b) at the coffee shop
c) No error
Answer: a

13. Wrong Use of Conjunctions

Question: He is neither intelligent or hardworking.
a) neither
b) or
c) hardworking
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Scarcely had he left when the guests arrived.
a) Scarcely
b) had he left
c) when
d) No error
Answer: c

14. Incorrect Idiomatic Expressions

Question: He succeeded in passing the exam with flying colors.
a) in
b) with flying colors
c) No error
Answer: c

Question: She burst into tears when she heard the news.
a) burst into
b) tears
c) No error
Answer: c

15. Miscellaneous Errors

Question: The number of students in the class are increasing.
a) number
b) are
c) increasing
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: The jury were divided in their opinion.
a) jury
b) were
c) in their opinion
d) No error
Answer: b

16. Incorrect Use of Articles

Question: She is a honest woman.
a) a
b) honest
c) woman
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: He is the most smartest student in the class.
a) the
b) most smartest
c) in the class
d) No error
Answer: b

17. Incorrect Use of Conditional Sentences

Question: If you would have told me earlier, I would have helped you.
a) would have told
b) me earlier
c) I would have helped
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: If he was more careful, he wouldn’t have made the mistake.
a) was
b) more careful
c) he wouldn’t have made
d) No error
Answer: a

18. Incorrect Use of Conjunctions

Question: He is both rich as well as generous.
a) both
b) as well as
c) generous
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Hardly had he reached home than it started raining.
a) Hardly
b) had he reached
c) than
d) No error
Answer: c

19. Incorrect Use of Prepositions

Question: I prefer coffee than tea.
a) prefer
b) than
c) tea
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: He insisted for going to the party.
a) insisted
b) for
c) going to the party
d) No error
Answer: b

20. Incorrect Use of Possessives

Question: This is John’s and Mary’s house.
a) John’s and Mary’s
b) house
c) No error
Answer: a

Question: The students's performance was outstanding.
a) students's
b) performance
c) outstanding
d) No error
Answer: a

21. Incorrect Use of Adverbs

Question: She sings very best in the group.
a) very best
b) in the group
c) No error
Answer: a

Question: He drives too fastly on highways.
a) too fastly
b) on highways
c) No error
Answer: a

22. Misplaced Modifiers

Question:  She almost drove her kids to school every day.
a) almost
b) drove her kids
c) every day
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: Running down the street, my hat flew off.
a) Running down the street
b) my hat flew off
c) No error
Answer: a

23. Incorrect Use of Reflexive Pronouns

Question: He hurt hisself while playing football.
a) hisself
b) while playing
c) football
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: You should do this work by your own.
a) by
b) your own
c) No error
Answer: b

24. Incorrect Use of Quantifiers

Question: There is less people in the room than expected.
a) less
b) people
c) than expected
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: She has much friends in school.
a) much
b) friends
c) in school
d) No error
Answer: a

25. Incorrect Use of Double Negatives

Question: I don’t need no help.
a) don’t
b) no
c) help
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: She can’t hardly wait for the results.
a) can’t
b) hardly
c) wait for the results
d) No error
Answer: b

26. Incorrect Use of Adjectives & Adverbs

Question: She sings very beautifully.
a) She sings
b) very
c) beautifully
d) No error
Answer: d

Question: The work is too much difficult.
a) too much
b) difficult
c) No error
d) —
Answer: a

27. Incorrect Use of Conjunctions

Question: He is both intelligent as well as hardworking.
a) both
b) as well as
c) hardworking
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Hardly had she reached home than it started raining.
a) Hardly had she reached home
b) than
c) it started raining
d) No error
Answer: b

28. Incorrect Use of Pronouns

Question: Each of the players did their best.
a) Each of the players
b) did
c) their
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: One should always keep his promises.
a) One
b) should always keep
c) his
d) No error
Answer: c