English grammar error spotting finding correction exercise Practise set 35

English grammar error spotting correction exercises practice set 35

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.

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Question 1: I went to (1)/ see the Taj Mahal (2)/ in a moonlit night. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (4) No error

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Question 2: The author said during the press conference (1)/ that there were (2)/ two farther volumes to be published. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (3) Further = additional to what already exists Farther = at to or by a great distance Hence, two further (additional) volumes to be published .....should be used here.

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Question 3: His son(1) / is working (2) / very hardly. (3) / No error.(4)

Answer : (3) hard will replace hardly because – hard (Adj.) : to put in lots of effort hardly (Adv.) : almost no/not/none Hence, very hard is the right uage.

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Question 4: Why (1)/ on earth, (2)/ has he not come ? (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (4) No error.

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Question 5: I knew the town well (1)/ so I was able (2)/ to advice him where to go. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (3) (1) advice (Noun) : an opinion or suggestion. (2) advise (Verb) : to suggest Hence, to advise (Infinitive) him where to go is the right usage.

 English grammar error spotting finding correction exercise Practise set 34

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Question 6: Equator (1)/ divides the earth (2)/ into two hemispheres.(3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) the (Def. Art.) will be used before Equator because– the (Def. Art.) is used before points on the Globe (the North Pole, the Greenwich Meridian)

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Question 7: She does not listen to me (1)/ because she is (2)/ senior than me. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (3) It is a preposition related error. Hence, senior to me .... should be used.

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Question 8: For testing (1)/ the new microphone, (2)/ I tried to record my voice. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (1) To show purpose, an infinitive should be used. Hence, To test is the right usage.

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Question 9: I must find out (1)/ some means to balance (2)/ my budget. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (2) some other means to meet will replace some means to balance. Means (Noun) refers to money, property/wealth

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Question 10: The job for drawing water (1)/ from the village well is usually (2)/ carried out by the women and young girls. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) It is a Preposition related error. Hence, The job of drawing water is the right usage.

 English grammar error spotting finding correction exercise Practise set 36

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Question 11: Modern youth pay more attention(1) / to seeing films (2)/ than to read books.(3) / No error (4)

Answer : (3) to reading will replace to read.

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Question 12: Our efforts are (1)/ aimed to bring about (2)/ a reconciliation. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (2) aimed at bringing about will replace aimed to bring about.

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Question 13: I am (1) / your’s (2)/ affectionate son.(3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (2) your will replace your’s because – your is a Possessive Adjective that modifies a noun/ noun phrase to indicate ownership. There is no such word as your’s.

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Question 14: (1) The Governing Board (2) comprises of (3) several distinguished personalities (4) No error

Answer : (2) of will not be used with comprises because – comprises (Verb) : to consist of It can also be used as be comprised of (Idiom) Look at the examples given below : The staff comprises eight physicians, twenty nurses and various administrative people. The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores. Hence, comprises will replace comprises of

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Question 15: You better (1)/ consult a doctor (2)/ immediately. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) had better Þ used to tell somebody what you think they should do. Hence, You had better is the right usage.

 English grammar error spotting finding correction exercise Practise set 37

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Question 16: Having found a piece of cheese, (1)/ two cats went to a dog (2)/ to divide it among them. (3)/No error. (4)

Answer : (3) between will replace among because – between is used for two and among is used for more than two Hence, to divide it between them is the right usage

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Question 17: Each of the students in the computer class (1)/ has to type (2)/ their own research paper this semester. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (4) No error. Each is used in front of a Singular Noun followed by a Singular Verb. The use of their (Plural Pronoun) is becoming or common these days. Look at the examples given below : Each student has been given his or her own email address. Each student has been given their own email address. Each of, each one of and everyone of followed by a Plural Noun/Pronoun take Singular Verb. as in – Each of the houses is different.

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Question 18: One of the most (1)/ widely spread (2)/ bad habit is the use of tobacco. (3)/ No error (4).

Answer : (3) one of is followed by a Plural Noun/Pronoun Hence, bad habits is the use of tobacco is the right usage

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Question 19: It had laid (1)/ in the closet (2)/ for a week before we found it. (3)/ No error (4)

Answer : (1) had been lying will replace had laid because – a time period has been specified in the sentence. Hence, Past Perfect Continuous Tense will be used. Look at the examples given below : We have been painting our house since last Friday, but we are still a long way from finishing. She had been living in a one–room apartment for a year before getting married. Hence, it had been lying is the right usage

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Question 20: It was him (1)/ who came running (2)/into the classroom. (3)/ No error. (4)

Answer : (1) he will replace him because – It was him is the Subject of the sentence and in the Subject, Nominative Case (he) will be used.

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