English grammar error spotting finding correction exercise Practise set 45

English grammar error spotting correction exercises practice set 45

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In the following English grammar error spotting 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 the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.



Question 1: If the farmer got a washing machine (1)/ his wife can (2)/ do the laundry quickly. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (2) As the structure suggests, Past Simple i.e., his wife could (would) is the right usage.



Question 2: A part of the training (1)/they offered was (2)/real good (3)/No error. (4)

Answer : (3) really will replace real because – really (Adv.) is used for emphasizing an Adjective/ Adverb Look at the examples given below : She was driving really fast. I am really sorry. Hence, really good is the right usage.



Question 3: No sooner (1)/ I had spoken, (2) than he left. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (2) had I will replace I had because – When a negative Adverb/Adverbial Expression (no sooner, hardly/barely/scarcely), is used at the beginning of a clause; it is followed by Aux. Verb + Subject.



Question 4: The sea looks (1)/ as if it has been (2)/ agitated by a storm. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (2) had been will replace has been because – to show that a comparison is unreal, we use Past Tense with a present meaning after as if/as though. Look at the examples given below : She looks as if she were rich. She talks as if she were mad. Hence, as if it had been is the right usage.



Question 5: Neither of the teams (1)/ are sensible enough (2)/ to do this task. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (4) neither of/either of agrees with Singular/ Plural Verb.



Question 6: The children which are assembled (1)/ in the hall are the ones (2)/ chosen for the field trip.(3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) For persons, who/that should be used as Relative Pronoun. Hence, The children who/that are assembled is the right usage.



Question 7: It was he who (1)/ came running in the house (2)/ with the news about the earthquake. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (2) into will replace in because – into (Prep.) is used for saying where someone/something goes, or where something is put in (Prep.) is used for saying where someone/something is, or where something happens. Look at the examples given below : I wanted to play in the park. I went into the yard. Hence, came running into the house is the right usage



Question 8: The ant who was nearby (1)/ walked forward and bit the hunter (2)/ sharply in the ankle. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) Who should be used for persons/people. Hence, The ant which/that was nearby is the right usage.



Question 9: They decided (1)/ to consult (2)/ a marriage guidance counsellor. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (4) No error



Question 10: I have passed (1)/ the examination (2)/ two years ago (3)/. No error. (4)

Answer : (1) I passed will replace I have passed because – Simple Past Tense is used with time expressions referring to the past (yesterday, last year, ago, in 2014, etc.)



Question 11: The vacancy was filled (1)/ by a young scholar (2)/ who had an extensible knowledge of ancient art. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (3) extensive will replace extensible extensible (Adj.) : capable of being extended extensive (Adj.) : thorough; dealing with a wide range of information Look at the examples given below : We had fairly extensive discussions. These tables are extensible. Hence, who had an extensive knowledge of ancient art is the right usage



Question 12: On being called, (1) / all of us (2) / entered into the room. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (3) The use of preposition ‘the’ is superfluous.



Question 13: It is better (1)/to keep one’s head in the face of danger than (2)/losing one’s courage (3). /No error (4)

Answer : (3) to lose/lose will replace losing because.



Question 14: As an artist (1)/Raju is as good (2)/, if not better than, Ramesh. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (2) as good as will replace as good – as good as (Idiom) : nearly. Look at the sentences given below : Raju is as good as Ramesh. Raju is not better than Ramesh. Raju is as good as Ramesh, if not better than him. Hence, Raju is as good as is the right usage.



Question 15: They are looking forward (1)/ to meet (2)/ their parents. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (2) look forward agrees with a Gerund i.e. to meeting is the right usage.



Question 16: The path to (1) / the famous church passes (2) / through a forest (3) / No error (4).

Answer : (4) No error



Question 17: You can eat (1)/as much as you like (2)/at the newly launch bar. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (3) launched will replace launch Hence, at the newly launched bar is the right usage



Question 18: He knows (1)/ that your muscles (2)/ are not same as his. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (3) not the same will replace not same because – same : two/more things exactly like each other and when we use it to compare people or things, the (Def. Art.) is used with it. Hence, are not the same as his is the right usage



Question 19: Scenes from the film (1)/ had to be censured (2)/ before it was released. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (2) censored will replace censured because – censored (Verb) : to examine books, films, etc. to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, politically dangerous, etc. and censored (Verb) : to criticize someone officially for something he has done wrong Look at the examples given below : He was officially censured for his handling of the situation. The information given to the press was carefully censored by the Ministry of Defence. Hence, had to be censored is the right usage.



Question 20: This custom (1) / has come down (2)/ since times immemorial.(3)/ No error.(4)

Answer : (3) since/from time immemorial will replace since times immemorial because – since is used for referring back to a previous point in time and it is used as a Preposition with a date, a time or a Noun Phrase. from/since time immemorial (Idiom) : for longer than any one can remember. Look at the examples given below : Her family had farmed that land from time immemorial. My home town has had a parade on the fourth of July since time immemorial.



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