Spotting Errors Questions and Answers

Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I losed my folder / which had all my documents / while travelling / to my hometown.

The error is in 'I losed my folder'.'Lose' is an irregular verb whose past tense is 'lost', not 'losed'. The sentence should read 'I lost my folder'.The other three segments, 'which had all my documents', 'while travelling' and 'to my hometown', are grammatically correct.The past tense of 'lose' is 'lost', as in 'I lost my pen'. Verbs such as 'lose', 'choose' and 'freeze' do not take -ed, and 'losed' is therefore a common error. The other parts of the sentence need no change.

Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He was / deprived from / his right to / his ancestral property.

The error is in 'deprived from'.The correct phrase is 'deprived of', as in 'deprived of his right'. 'Deprived from' is not used.'He was', 'his right to' and 'his ancestral property' are correct.The verb 'deprive' always takes 'of', as in 'deprived of freedom'. The other prepositions in the sentence, 'to' in 'right to', are correct. This is a common error and is often tested.

Q: In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.She decided to altar the fitting of the dress since it was too loose for her.

The spelling error is in altar.'Altar' is a table in a place of worship. The sentence needs 'alter', which means to change.'Decided', 'fitting' and 'loose' are correctly spelt.'Altar' and 'alter' are homophones, words that sound the same but are spelt differently. The altar is a sacred table, and to alter means to change. Altering the fitting of a dress means changing how it fits, so the sentence needs 'alter'.

Q: In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.The berth of a young child is usually welcomed with a lot of happiness.

The spelling error is in berth.A 'berth' is a sleeping place on a train or ship. The sentence needs 'birth', as in the birth of a child.'Young', 'welcomed' and 'happiness' are correct.'Berth' and 'birth' are homophones. A berth is a bunk or a place for a ship to dock, and birth is the act of being born. The sentence is about the arrival of a young child, so the correct spelling is 'birth'.

Q: One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT?I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.

The error is in should be given.After a verb of requesting, demanding or suggesting, formal English uses the subjunctive: the bare form of the verb with no auxiliary. The correct sentence is 'I requested that he be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.' Adding 'should' makes the clause redundant, since the request already expresses the obligation.'Requested that' is the correct way to introduce the clause. 'The driving test' is a correct noun phrase. 'Instead of tomorrow' correctly sets the alternative against 'today'.

Q: Direction : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '(D)'.

The error is in part (B), 'My heart was interrupted beating'.'Interrupt' does not work this way: a heart is not 'interrupted beating'. The idea of fear stopping the heartbeat is expressed idiomatically as 'my heart stopped beating' or 'my heart missed a beat'.The other parts are acceptable: 'When the teacher alleged' introduces the time clause, and 'out of panic that I might be the victim' gives the reason. Since the sentence does contain an error, 'No error' is wrong.

Q: Correct the error if any in the given sentence and mark your answer in the response sheet.The sceneries are beautiful.

The corrected sentence is The scenery is beautiful.Scenery is an uncountable noun: it refers to the landscape as a whole and has no plural form, so sceneries is an error. As an uncountable noun it takes a singular verb, so are becomes is.The other options keep the wrong plural. The sceneries were beautiful only changes the tense, and The sceneries was beautiful adds a mismatch between subject and verb. "No errors" is wrong because the sentence does contain one. Other uncountable nouns that learners wrongly pluralise include information, furniture, luggage and advice.

401.

Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct.

I was surprised I passed the exam. I didn't expected to pass the exam.

A.surprised
B.didn't
C.expected
D.passed

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: C

The part that needs a change is 'expected'. After 'didn't' the main verb takes the base form, so the sentence should read 'I didn't expect to pass the exam'. 'Surprised' and 'passed' are in the right forms, and 'didn't' is correctly used with the base verb that must follow it. So 'expected' is the one to change.

Discuss in Forum

402.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. Whether or not an (1)/unpleasant scent will linger (2)/depends at several factors (3)/.No error (4)

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: C

In the sentence, part (3), 'depends at several factors', has the error: the verb depends takes the preposition on, so it should read 'depends on several factors'. Part (1), 'Whether or not an', and part (2), 'unpleasant scent will linger', are correct. Since there is an error, 'No error' is wrong. The answer is part 3, option (C). The phrase depend on is the fixed combination, as in 'it depends on the weather', and no other preposition is used with it.

Discuss in Forum

403.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. Most super-Earths known to (1)/science are almost as close to (2)/their star like Mercury is to our sun (3)/.No error (4)

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: C

Part (3), 'their star like Mercury is to our sun', has the error. When a clause follows, as in 'Mercury is to our sun', the comparison needs the conjunction as, and the right form is 'as close to their star as Mercury is to our sun'. The word like is used with a noun or pronoun and not with a clause. Parts (1) and (2) are correct, and since there is an error, 'No error' is wrong. So the answer is part 3, option (C).

Discuss in Forum

404.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I losed my folder / which had all my documents / while travelling / to my hometown.

A.I losed my folder
B.which had all my documents
C.while travelling
D.to my hometown

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

The error is in 'I losed my folder'.

'Lose' is an irregular verb whose past tense is 'lost', not 'losed'. The sentence should read 'I lost my folder'.

The other three segments, 'which had all my documents', 'while travelling' and 'to my hometown', are grammatically correct.

The past tense of 'lose' is 'lost', as in 'I lost my pen'. Verbs such as 'lose', 'choose' and 'freeze' do not take -ed, and 'losed' is therefore a common error. The other parts of the sentence need no change.

Discuss in Forum

405.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He was / deprived from / his right to / his ancestral property.

A.He was
B.deprived from
C.his right to
D.his ancestral property

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: B

The error is in 'deprived from'.

The correct phrase is 'deprived of', as in 'deprived of his right'. 'Deprived from' is not used.

'He was', 'his right to' and 'his ancestral property' are correct.

The verb 'deprive' always takes 'of', as in 'deprived of freedom'. The other prepositions in the sentence, 'to' in 'right to', are correct. This is a common error and is often tested.

Discuss in Forum

406.

In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.

She decided to altar the fitting of the dress since it was too loose for her.

A.decided
B.altar
C.fitting
D.loose

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: B

The spelling error is in altar.

'Altar' is a table in a place of worship. The sentence needs 'alter', which means to change.

'Decided', 'fitting' and 'loose' are correctly spelt.

'Altar' and 'alter' are homophones, words that sound the same but are spelt differently. The altar is a sacred table, and to alter means to change. Altering the fitting of a dress means changing how it fits, so the sentence needs 'alter'.

Discuss in Forum

407.

In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.

The berth of a young child is usually welcomed with a lot of happiness.

A.berth
B.young
C.welcomed
D.happiness

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

The spelling error is in berth.

A 'berth' is a sleeping place on a train or ship. The sentence needs 'birth', as in the birth of a child.

'Young', 'welcomed' and 'happiness' are correct.

'Berth' and 'birth' are homophones. A berth is a bunk or a place for a ship to dock, and birth is the act of being born. The sentence is about the arrival of a young child, so the correct spelling is 'birth'.

Discuss in Forum

408.

One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT?

I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.

A.requested that
B.should be given
C.the driving test
D.instead of tomorrow

Exam Year(s)

GATE Chemistry - 2012, GATE Mathematics - 2012, GATE Life Sciences - 2012, GATE XE - 2012,

Answer: B

The error is in should be given.

After a verb of requesting, demanding or suggesting, formal English uses the subjunctive: the bare form of the verb with no auxiliary. The correct sentence is 'I requested that he be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.' Adding 'should' makes the clause redundant, since the request already expresses the obligation.

'Requested that' is the correct way to introduce the clause. 'The driving test' is a correct noun phrase. 'Instead of tomorrow' correctly sets the alternative against 'today'.

Discuss in Forum

409.

Direction : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '(D)'.

A.When the teacher alleged
B.My heart was interrupted beating
C.Out of panic that I might be the victim
D.No error

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2020,

Answer: B

The error is in part (B), 'My heart was interrupted beating'.

'Interrupt' does not work this way: a heart is not 'interrupted beating'. The idea of fear stopping the heartbeat is expressed idiomatically as 'my heart stopped beating' or 'my heart missed a beat'.

The other parts are acceptable: 'When the teacher alleged' introduces the time clause, and 'out of panic that I might be the victim' gives the reason. Since the sentence does contain an error, 'No error' is wrong.

Discuss in Forum

410.

Correct the error if any in the given sentence and mark your answer in the response sheet.

The sceneries are beautiful.

A.The sceneries were beautiful.
B.The sceneries was beautiful.
C.The scenery is beautiful.
D.No errors

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: C

The corrected sentence is The scenery is beautiful.

Scenery is an uncountable noun: it refers to the landscape as a whole and has no plural form, so sceneries is an error. As an uncountable noun it takes a singular verb, so are becomes is.

The other options keep the wrong plural. The sceneries were beautiful only changes the tense, and The sceneries was beautiful adds a mismatch between subject and verb. "No errors" is wrong because the sentence does contain one. Other uncountable nouns that learners wrongly pluralise include information, furniture, luggage and advice.

Discuss in Forum

Loading…

Topics

Other Subjects

Tags: Spotting Errors Questions and Answers || Spotting Errors MCQ Questions and Answers || Spotting Errors GK Questions and Answers || Spotting Errors GK MCQ Questions || Spotting Errors Multiple Choice Questions and Answers || Spotting Errors GK || GK on Spotting Errors || English Language Questions and Answers || English Language MCQ Questions and Answers || English Language GK Questions and Answers || GK on English Language

Spotting Errors Questions and Answers

Topics

Other Subjects

About Us

Stay informed about all important Dates & Notifications