ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUESTIONS- SPOT THE ERROR 2

SPOT THE ERROR

In the following exercises each of the sentences is divided into groups A,B,C,D
Find the group in which you find a mistake. If there is no mistake the answer is E

1.       What to speak (A) of food (B) even water (C) was not available (D)

2.       He cannot talk to you  (A) at this time (B) because he has just (C) returned back from England  (D)

3.       He  (A) prefers (B) tea (C) than coffee (D)

4.       Mohan  (A) does not (B) know  (C) to swim (D)

5.       Ram is  (A) accustomed  (B) with (C) hard work (D)

6.       Sohan has  (A) been suffering (B) from fever (C) since ten days (D)

7.       Each  (A) of the (B) girls (C) are brilliant (D)

8.       One should  (A) take care (B) of (C) her health (D)

9.       My neighbour  (A) had (B) a hundred (C) sheeps (D)

10.   A  (A) ten years old child (B) is awaiting you  (C) at the gate (D)

11.   Neither Rakesh  (A) nor Rajeev did (B) their (C) work well (D)

12.   He killed  (A) the dog (B) by (C) a stick (D)

13.   Rama  (A) was (B) elder than (C) Lakshman (D)

14.   He is  (A) the weakest (B) of (C) the two (D)

15.   It is   (A) I who is (B) responsible (C) for this loss (D)

16.   Not less  (A) than (B) 40 persons (C) were killed here (D)

17.   He  (A) has eaten (B) nothing (C) from yesterday (D)

18.   I am  (A) quite sorry (B) to hear (C) this news (D)

19.   There was  (A) not the (B) slight (C) excuse for it (D)

20.   Kind hearted persons  (A) give alm (B) to (C) the beggars (D)

21.   Who  (A) is there? (B) It is (C) I (D)

22.   Children  (A) like (B) such games (C) which are light (D)

23.   It is of  (A) no use you (B) going there (C) so late (D)

24.   This is  (A) the bird (B) who (C) flies high (D)

25.   Do not  (A) Prevent them (B) to go (C) to the market (D)

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

1.        A.   Not to speak is the correct phrase

2.       D.    Do not use back with returned

3.       D.    to coffee; wrong use of preposition

4.       D.    swimming, not to swim. A gerund is to be used here

5.       C.    to, not with; wrong use of preposition

6.       D.    for ten days

7.       D.    is good. Each takes a singular verb

8.       D.    One’s health; the construction should be parallel

9.       D.    Words like “sheep”, “deer”, “swine” etc are the same both in singular and plural

10.   B.    ten year old. A noun, when it is made to do the work of an adjective in a compound word, should not be pluralized, through it may be preceded by a plural numerical.

11.   C.    “his”, When two or more singular nouns are joined by or, either....or, neither......nor, the pronoun is singular

12.   C.    with a stick; “with” often denotes the instrument and “by” the agent or doer

13.   C.    older.    “elder” is used in respect of relationship; in respect of age “older” must be used

14.   B.    “weaker of the two” . comparative degree is used with reference of two. superlative with reference to more than two

15.   B     I who am. The verb of a relative pronoun should agree in number and person with the antecedent.

16.   A.    No fewer.  “Less” refers to quantity only, whereas “fewer” denotes number.

17.   D.    since yesterday

18.   B.    very sorry

19.   C     It should be “slightest”

20.   B.    give alms; some nouns are always used in plural form

21.   D.    me, not I; objective form is not required here

22.   D.    as are light; as is to go with such

23.   B.    your. The noun or pronoun governing a gerund should be put in possessive case

24.   C.    Relative pronoun “which” is used for things or small creatures. “who” is used with persons only.

25.   C.    from going; “prevent” is always followed by “from” with gerund.

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