ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUESTIONS- SPOT THE ERROR 4

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.       This is  (A)  one of the most(B) interesting books(C)  which has appeared this year(D)

2.         Pages after pages(A) of the (B) Ramayana (C)  were read(D)

3.        This is (A) a secret (B) between (C)  you and I(D)

4.         The(A) offer may (B) be (C) considered again (D)

5.        The poors (A)  should(B) be helped (C) by us (D)

6.         We shall(A)  refrain(B)  to do(C) evil (D)

7.         He solved(A)  more questions(B)  than(C) me (D)

8.        He replied (A) that (B)  he feels(C)  better(D)

9.        It was (A) much (B) cold (C) yesterday (D)

10.    No sooner (A)  I had(B)  reached there(C) than he got up (D)

11.     The honesty(A)  is the(B) best policy (C) in business (D)

12.    The crops (A)  will die(B) before the rains(C) will fall (D)

13.    He returned (A) quicker (B) than (C) I expected (D)

14.    Either he (A) or you (B) is (C) to blame (D)

15.    Of Rama (A) and Syama (B) the last is (C) more active (D)

16.    Each (A)  of them(B)  went their(C) way (D)

17.    He was (A) never (B) born (C) in Delhi (D)

18.    Here is  (A) the book that (B) you were (C) looking (D)

19.    Do (A) you know (B) to play (C) the harmonium (D)

20.    The box (A) contains pens, (B)  papers(C) and others (D)

21.    He (A) is very weak (B) that he (C) cannot move about (D)

22.    It is clear from the facts (A)  gathered so far(B)  that he had hand(C) in that murder (D)

23.    Did (A)  you(B) have (C) the lunch? (D)

24.   There(A)  are(B)  no news(C)  today(D)

25.    I enjoyed (A)  the book(B)  whom you(C)  lent me(D)

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

1.       D.    The verb should agree with the subject, which is books here; has should be substituted by have

2.       A.    page after page

3.       D.    you and me. The pronoun when it is object to a pronoun should be in the objective case

4.       D     Re means again. Both cannot be used together. Delete again or write “considered again”

5.       A.    The plural of poor is poor

6.       C.    From doing; verbs like abstain and refrain are always followed by preposition from with gerund

7.       D.    I, not me

8.       C.    he felt, tenses should agree

9.       B.    very, not much

10.   B.    had I, not I had, is used with “No sooner...”

11.   A.    Abstract nouns are not generally preceded by an article

12.   D.    Omit will; will is not used twice in a sentence

13.   B.    More quickly, not quicker

14.   C.    are, when two subjects are connected by “either or”, “neither nor”, the verb should agree with the subject nearest to it

15.   C.    latter, “Last” is used when more than two things or persons are referred to

16.   C.    his way. “Each” and “every” should be followed by nouns, verbs and pronouns in the singular

17.   B.    not

18.   D.    “looking for” means “searching for”

19.   D.    “how to play”, The verb “know” is never directly followed by infinitive

20.   D.    and other things, Just “others” is used with reference to people

21.   B.    He is so weak, not very, so ..... that is the proper construction

22.   C.    that he had a hand

23.   D.    “Did you have lunch?” Omit the before lunch

24.   B.    “There is no news today” News is a singular noun

25.   C.    which you lent me; “who” and “whom” are used for persons only

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