Spotting Errors (Grammar) Test 1

Exercise 1

 

Each of the following sentences has some underline parts. One of the underlined parts may not be acceptable in standard written English. Find the incorrect option and mark it as answer.

 

  1. The officer told that (A) any worker who wishes (B) to leave unexpectedly (C) should submit their (D) request to the office.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

 

2. A good number (A) of people consider the man as (B) guilty but I believe that he is innocent.(C) No Error (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

3.  The girl (A) said that she preferred (B) the blue saree than (C) the pink one. (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. No sooner had he (A) come from Delhi when (B) he was asked (C) to proceed to (D) Pune

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. Not only the Principal but also (A) /the Secretary of the college (B) / was invited to the meeting.(C) No Error (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. The sceneries of Kashmir are (A) more beautiful than (B)/that of Shimla (C) . No Error (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. Regardless of your (A) teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be (B) for the students to practice (C) speaking words. (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

 

  1. When I came (A) home, the (B) children still didn’t finish (C) dinner. No Error (D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. He would (A) never have taken the job if he had been knowing (B) what great demands (C) it would make (D) on his time.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

  1. Because (A) coughing ( B)  spread (C) germs and Ram is coughing (D)  Ram is spreading (E) germs.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

 
 
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