English Practice Set -1 || Error Detection ||

English Practice Set -1 

  [ Error Detection ]

DIRECTION :- Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error' i.e. Option (D). Note : Solutions are given at the bottom of the page. Question : 1  (A) The assassin was convicted/ (B) and ordered to/ (C) be hung./ (D) No error.   Question : 2 (A) It is unfortunate enough/ (B) to lose few friends we make/ (C) during our school days./ (D) No error.   Question : 3  (A) The man/ (B) is the only creature/ (C) that is endowed with the art of humour./ (D) No error.   Question :4  (A) Two and two/ (B) makes/ (C) four./ (D) No error.  Question : 5  (A) He talked on the phone/ (B) for hours together/ (C) who really irritated/ (D) his parents a lot.   Question : 6 (A) I see him often/(B) at the/(C) bus terminal/(D) No error.   Question : 7  (A) The reason why/ (B) he was rejected/ (C) was because he was too young./ (D) No error.   Question : 8  (A) Very soon/ (B) I realised/ (C) that he is at fault/ (D) No error.   Question : 9  (A) He said/ (B) that / (C) I shall work hard if I want to pass. / (D) No error. Question : 10

(A) He bathed himself/ (B) in/ (C) a river./ (D) No error.

Question : 11

(A)  Believe me, I/ (B)  am believing/ (C)  whatever you have said./ (D)  No error. Question : 12 (A) The sceneries / (B) of Kashmir / (C) is very charming./ (D) No error.   Question : 13 (A)It is my pleasure / (B) to congratulate you for your success/ (C) in the Civil Services Examination/ (D) No error.

Question : 14

(A)  As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/ (B)  union leaders approached him/ (C)  and report the matter to him./ (D)  No error

Question : 15

(A) The sum and substance/ (B) of his poem/ (C) are as follows./ (D) No error  Question : 16  (A) If he had called me up (B) I would inform/ (C) him ./ (D) No error   Question : 17  (A) Last summer I went to Shimla/ (B) and enjoyed very/ (C) much/ (D) No error.   Question : 18  (A) The two sisters shouted/ (B) at one another/ (C) in public./ (D) No error.   Question : 19  (A) She can / (B) cope up with any difficult situation/ (C) as she is a brave heart./ (D) No error.   Question : 20  (A) We should /(B) keep our belongings/(C) orderly/(D) No error.   Solutions : - 1) (c) Use 'Hanged' in place of 'hung'. Hanged means to suspend by the neck. 2) (b) Add ‘the’ before ‘few’. Here we are talking about ‘the friends we make during school days’ are definite. Hence definite article ‘the’ will be used 3)(a) Remove ‘the’. The word ‘man’ is sufficient which means human being.  4)(b) Change 'makes' into 'make' 5)(c) Use ‘which’ in place of ‘who’. ‘Talking on telephone’ is not a person but on activity and hence takes ‘which’ not who’.  6)(a) ‘Often’ will come before the main verb ‘see’. 7)(c) ‘Because’ cannot come with ‘the reason why’ because the sentence then becomes superfluous. 8)(c) Change “is” into 'was 9)(c) Change ‘shall' into 'should' and ‘want' into 'wanted’ . 10)(a) Remove ‘himself’. A reflexive pronoun will not be used after ‘bathe’.  11)(b) Change 'am believing' into 'believe'. ‘Believe' is not used in ‘ing' form. 12)(a) Change ‘sceneries’ into into ‘scenery’. It is an uncountable noun. 13) (b) ‘Congratulate’ is followed by ‘on 14) (C)Change 'report' into 'reported' as the whole sentence is in past tense 15)(c) 'The sum and substance' means 'gist'. Moreover 'the' is used before the '1st sub only. Hence change 'are' into 'is’. 16)(b) Change ‘I would inform' into ‘I would have informed'. If the 'If clause' is ‘subject + had + V3’, the main clause is 'subject + would + have + V3’. 17)(b) Add ‘myself’ after enjoyed. If there is no object after the verb ‘enjoy’ a reflexive pronoun follows the verb.  18)(b) Change ‘one another’ into ‘each other’. 19)(b) ‘Cope with’ is the correct form which means ‘to handle’. 20)(c) ‘Orderly’ is an adjective. ‘In an orderly manner’ is correct. If you like it then don't forget to comment & if you have any doubt you can also comment it. Thanks.