Common Error Detection Questions and Answers Part-11

1. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
If I am you / I would have seen to it / that I won the prize.
a) If I am you
b) I would have seen to it
c) that I won the prize
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: If I were you

2. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is unfortunate that / many youngsters get / addicted to gamble.
a) It is unfortunate that
b) many youngsters get
c) addicted to gamble
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: addicted to gambling

3. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Kamala's fountain-pen / is as expensive / as Shyama.
a) Kamala's fountain-pen
b) is as expensive
c) as Shyama
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: as Shyama's

4.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When we consider all the factors, which are many, / the number of school dropouts / are quite disturbing.
a) When we consider all the factors, which are many,
b) the number of school dropouts
c) are quite disturbing
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: is quite disturbing

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She has never / approve of him / working as a clerk
a) She has never
b) approve of him
c) working as a clerk
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: approved of his

6. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Neither he / nor his father is interested / in joining the party
a) Neither he
b) nor his father is interested
c) in joining the party.
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No Error

7. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
With little patience / you will be able to / cross this hurdle
a) With little patience
b) you will be able to
c) cross this hurdle
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: with a little patience

8. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She was told / to give the award to whosoever / she thought has done the most for the downtrodden
a) She was told
b) to give the award to whosoever
c) she thought has done the most for the downtrodden.
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: she thought had done the most for the downtrodden.

9. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
At the end of the year / every student who had done adequate work / was automatically promoted.
a) At the end of the year
b) every student who had done adequate work
c) was automatically promoted.
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

10. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The reason why / he was rejected / was because he was too young.
a) The reason why
b) he was rejected
c) was because he was too young
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: 'was that he was too young