Important Error Detection Questions :
Directions :
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e., No error.
1. Question
(1) He denied
(2) to have
(3) been there
(4) No error
2. Question
(1) Although the police officer sympathised with poor
(2) he refused to
(3) take an action against the rich man
(4) No error
3. Question
(1) I have
(2) seen her only once
(3) but I’m liking her a lot.
(4) No error.
4. Question
(1) The introduction of job-oriented courses
(2) in the self-financing colleges
(3) attract many students
(4) No error
5. Question
(1) It is better
(2) to keep one’s head in the face of danger than
(3) losing one’s courage
(4) No error
6. Question
(1) The interim report does not
(2) analyse thoroughly the principle causes
(3) of the disaster
(4) No error.
7. Question
(1) He is one of those writers
(2) who has won acclaim
(3) the world over.
(4) No error.
8. Question
(1) The mason will not
(2) do the work
(3) except give the order.
(4) No error.
9. Question
(1) When students are ill
(2) they find that they have a lot of work
(3) to catch up with when they return.
(4) No error.
10. Question
(1) The sweets
(2) were shared
(3) between the four girls.
(3) No error.
11. Question
(1) He ate
(2) nothing
(3) since yesterday
(4) No error
12. Question
(1) The ebb and flow of the tides
(2) are
(3) now understood
(4) No error
13. Question
(1) The firemen wore
(2) inflammable clothing
(3) for protection.
(4) No error.
14. Question
(1) It is high time
(2) he stood on his own
(3) two legs
(4) No error.
15. Question
(1) The reason why
(2) he was rejected
(3) was because he was too young.
(4) No error.
16. Question
(1) Teachers of various schools
(2) met to discuss about
(3) how to improve the standard of English.
(4) No error.
17. Question
(1) Gowri told me
(2) his name after
(3) he left.
(4) No error.
18. Question
(1) The manager wanted to know who had arrived
(3) the cashier or the accountant
(2) early that day
(4) No error.
19. Question
(1) Knowledge of
(2) at least two languages
(3) are required to pass the examination
(4) No error
20. Question
(1) The well-known pianist
(2) had to practice for several hours a day
(3) even after he rose to fame.
(4) No error.
21. Question
(1) Tea
(2) which I am drinking
(3) is hot
(4) No error
22. Question
(1) Patience as well as perseverance
(2) are necessary
(3) for success.
(4) No error
23. Question
(1) If majority of the individuals in a State
(2) prosper
(3) the State itself would prosper.
(4) No error.
24. Question
(1) Adults suffering chicken pox
(2) can develop
(3) all kinds of complications
(4) No error.
25. Question
(1) If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations
(2) they will be stopped, ticketed
(3) and have to pay a fine.
(4) No error.
