Common Error Detection Questions and Answers Part-20

1. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The apparently obvious solutions / to most of his problems / were overlook by / many of his friends.
a) The apparently obvious solutions
b) to most of his problems
c) were overlook by
d) many of his friends

Answer: c
Explanation: were overlooked by

2. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Such / rules do not / apply to / you and I
a) such
b) rules do not
c) apply to
d) you and I

Answer: d
Explanation: you and me

3. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Do not trouble / yourself about writing to me / unless you are quite / in the humour for it.
a) Do not trouble
b) yourself about writing to me
c) unless you are quite
d) in the humour for it.

Answer: d
Explanation: in the mood for it

4. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Scarcely had I / finished washing the car / than the master came / and asked me to clean the floor of the house
a) Scarcely had I
b) finished washing the car
c) than the master came
d) and asked me to clean the floor of the house

Answer: c
Explanation: when the master came

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The Head of the Department / advised all the staff / to not to / indulge in gossip
a) The Head of the Department
b) advised all the staff
c) to not to
d) indulge in gossip

Answer: c
Explanation: not to

6. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We have keep / our promise and / you can expect / a lot from us in future.
a) We have keep
b) our promise and
c) you can expect
d) a lot from us in future.

Answer: a
Explanation: We have kept

7. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I would have lost / my luggage and other belongings / if I would have left the compartment / and gone out to fetch drinking water
a) I would have lost
b) my luggage and other belongings
c) if I would have left the compartment
d) and gone out to fetch drinking water

Answer: c
Explanation: if I had left the compartment

8. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The last year proved / quite bad / as major industries / witness lot of problems.
a) The last year proved
b) quite bad
c) as major industries
d) witness lot of problems.

Answer: d
Explanation:'witnessed lots of problems' or 'witnessed a lot of problem'

9. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In spite of toiling / very hardly he / realised that he had / not earned anything substantial
a) In spite of toiling
b) very hardly he
c) realised that he had
d) not earned anything substantial

Answer: b
Explanation: very hard he

10. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Of all the men / known to me none is / less inclined than he is / to think ill to others.
a) Of all the men
b) known to me none is
c) less inclined than he is
d) to think ill to others.

Answer: d
Explanation: to think ill of others