Error Spotting with Shortcut tricks Set 03

1. Subject-Verb Agreement

Question: Neither of the boys were present in the class.
a) Neither
b) were
c) present in the class
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: One of my friends have gone to London.
a) One of
b) my friends
c) have
d) No error
Answer: c

2. Incorrect Use of Tenses

Question: He told me that he is going to the market.
a) told
b) is going
c) to the market
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: I wish I was a millionaire.
a) wish
b) was
c) a millionaire
d) No error
Answer: b

3. Incorrect Use of Prepositions

Question: The shop is open on Sundays.
a) The shop
b) open
c) on
d) No error
Answer: d

Question: She is married with a doctor.
a) married
b) with
c) a doctor
d) No error
Answer: b

4. Incorrect Use of Modals

Question: You should to study harder for the exams.
a) should to
b) study harder
c) for the exams
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: She must goes to the gym daily.
a) must
b) goes
c) to the gym daily
d) No error
Answer: b

5. Incorrect Use of Adjectives & Adverbs

Question: She dances beautiful.
a) dances
b) beautiful
c) No error
Answer: b

Question: This house is more bigger than that one.
a) more bigger
b) than
c) that one
d) No error
Answer: a

6. Redundant Words

Question: She returned back to her hometown.
a) returned back
b) to her hometown
c) No error
Answer: a

Question: They met together after five years.
a) met together
b) after five years
c) No error
Answer: a

7. Incorrect Use of Conjunctions

Question: Either John nor Peter will attend the meeting.
a) Either
b) nor
c) will attend
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: He is not only smart but also he is hardworking.
a) not only
b) but also
c) he is
d) No error
Answer: c

8. Incorrect Use of Pronouns

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

Question: Me and my brother are going to the market.
a) Me and my brother
b) are going
c) to the market
d) No error
Answer: a

9. Incorrect Word Order

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

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

10. Subject-Verb Agreement

Question: Each of the students have a different opinion.
a) Each of the students
b) have
c) a different opinion
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Neither he nor his friends is going to the party.
a) Neither he
b) nor his friends
c) is
d) No error
Answer: c

11. Incorrect Use of Tenses

Question: By the time we reached the station, the train left.
a) By the time
b) we reached
c) the train left
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: She is living in London since 2015.
a) is living
b) in London
c) since 201
d) No error
Answer: a

12. Incorrect Use of Prepositions

Question: I am interested for learning new languages.
a) interested
b) for
c) learning new languages
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: She is good in mathematics.
a) good
b) in
c) mathematics
d) No error
Answer: b

13. Incorrect Use of Modals

Question: You must to follow the rules.
a) must to
b) follow
c) the rules
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: He can to swim very well.
a) can to swim
b) very well
c) No error
Answer: a

14. Incorrect Use of Adjectives & Adverbs

Question: He is too much intelligent.
a) too much
b) intelligent
c) No error
Answer: a

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

15. Incorrect Use of Conjunctions

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

Question: Hardly had he arrived than the meeting started.
a) Hardly
b) had he arrived
c) than
d) No error
Answer: c 

16. Incorrect Use of Pronouns

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

Question: The teacher asked he to come early.
a) he
b) to come early
c) No error
Answer: a

17. Incorrect Use of Articles

Question: She is a European citizen.
a) a
b) European
c) citizen
d) No error
Answer: a

Question: He bought an university book.
a) an
b) university
c) book
d) No error
Answer: a

18. Misplaced Modifiers

Question: Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful.
a) Walking down the street
b) the trees looked beautiful
c) No error
Answer: b

Question: I only ate two slices of pizza.
a) only
b) ate two slices
c) of pizza
d) No error
Answer: a

19. Subject-Verb Agreement

Question: The quality of the apples are not good.
a) The quality
b) of the apples
c) are
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: The teacher, along with the students, are going on a trip.
a) The teacher
b) along with the students
c) are
d) No error
Answer: c 

20. Incorrect Use of Tenses

Question: By next month, she completed her project.
a) By next month
b) she
c) completed
d) No error
Answer: c

Question: He did not went to the party last night.
a) did not went
b) to the party
c) last night
d) No error
Answer: a

21. Incorrect Use of Prepositions

Question: I am confident on my abilities.
a) confident
b) on
c) my abilities
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: She is afraid from the dark.
a) afraid
b) from
c) the dark
d) No error
Answer: b

22. Incorrect Use of Modals

Question: He might can help us.
a) might can
b) help us
c) No error
Answer: a

Question: You ought to not make such mistakes.
a) ought to
b) not
c) make such mistakes
d) No error
Answer: a

23. Incorrect Use of Adjectives & Adverbs

Question: She speaks English good.
a) speaks
b) English
c) good
d) No error
Answer: c

Question:  The baby is too cute.
a) The baby
b) is
c) too cute
d) No error
Answer: c

24. Incorrect Use of Conjunctions

Question: He is so weak that he cannot walk properly.
a) so
b) that
c) No error
Answer: c

Question: No sooner had I left home when it started raining.
a) No sooner
b) had I left home
c) when
d) No error
Answer: c 

25. Incorrect Use of Pronouns

Question: Between you and I, this secret should be kept.
a) Between
b) you and I
c) this secret
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: Everyone should do their best.
a) Everyone
b) should do
c) their
d) No error
Answer: c

26. Incorrect Use of Articles

Question: He is an European citizen.
a) He is
b) an
c) European citizen
d) No error
Answer: b

Question: She bought a orange dress.
a) a
b) orange dress
c) No error
d) —
Answer: a

27. Misplaced Modifiers

Question: Walking through the park, the flowers looked beautiful.
a) Walking through the park
b) the flowers looked beautiful
c) No error
d) —
Answer: b

Question: She only ate two sandwiches.
a) only
b) ate two sandwiches
c) No error
d) —
Answer: a