Common Error Detection Questions and Answers Part-19

1. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We don't deny / your right to know / whatever happened while / you were not in the office.
a) We don't deny
b) your right to know
c) whatever happened while
d) No error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

2. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Neither of the plans / suits him and therefore / he decided not to / go out yesterday.
a) Neither of the plans
b) suits him and therefore
c) he decided not to
d) go out yesterday.

Answer: b
Explanation: suited him and therefore

3. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I was being astonished / when I heard that / he had left the country / without informing anyone of us.
a) I was being astonished
b) when I heard that
c) he had left the country
d) without informing anyone of us.

Answer: a
Explanation: I was astonished

4.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since I had been gone / through the book / long back, I could / not remember the contents.
a) Since I had been gone
b) through the book
c) long back, I could
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: Since I had gone

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He is smarter / enough to get / selected for this / prestigious post.
a) He is smarter
b) enough to get
c) selected for this
d) prestigious post

Answer: a
Explanation: He is smart

6. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Kamlesh asked the dealer / what was the price / of that bicycle and whether / it is really made in Germany?
a) Kamlesh asked the dealer
b) what was the price
c) of that bicycle and whether
d) it is really made in Germany?

Answer: b
Explanation: what the price was

7. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
After listening to / his advice, I / decided to not to / go abroad for studies.
a) After listening to
b) his advice, I
c) decided to not to
d) go abroad for studies

Answer: c
Explanation: decided not to

8. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
As the ticket was / firm affixed / on the envelope, he / could not remove it.
a) As the ticket was
b) firm affixed
c) on the envelope, he
d) could not remove it.

Answer: b
Explanation: firmly affixed

9. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He had to / seek legal help in / order for settling / the dispute.
a) He had to
b) seek legal help in
c) order for settling
d) the dispute.

Answer: c
Explanation: order to settle

10.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I asked him / whom he thought / would be able to / get the first prize.
a) I asked him
b) whom he thought
c) would be able to
d) get the first prize.

Answer: b
Explanation: who he thought