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186 Error Detection MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Error detection requires finding faults in sentence structure, grammar, usage, spelling or punctuation and identifying the correction. The work draws on agreement, tense, pronoun reference, articles, prepositions, modifiers and parallel structure, so the incorrect part must be judged within the complete sentence rather than in isolation.
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- A. Each of the students
- B. have submitted
- C. their assignment
- D. on time
Explanation: Each is singular and requires has submitted, so the plural verb is the error.
Correct answer: have submitted- A. Neither should be Either
- B. nor should be or
- C. was should be were
- D. There is no error
Explanation: With neither nor the verb agrees with the nearer subject, which here is nurses, so the plural were is required.
Correct answer: was should be were- A. senior should be more senior
- B. than should be to
- C. me should be I
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Latin comparatives such as senior, junior, superior, inferior and prior take to rather than than. The construction is he is senior to me.
Correct answer: than should be to- A. have been should be am
- B. since should be for
- C. living should be lived
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Since introduces a point in time such as 2019 or Monday, while for introduces a length of time such as five years.
Correct answer: since should be for- A. scenery should be sceneries
- B. are should be is
- C. of should be in
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Scenery is an uncountable noun, so it takes a singular verb and has no plural form, which also rules out the first option.
Correct answer: are should be is- A. Each should be All
- B. have should be has
- C. boys should be boy
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Each is singular and controls the verb, so has is required no matter how plural the intervening phrase sounds.
Correct answer: have should be has- A. One should be Ones
- B. friend should be friends
- C. is should be are
- D. There is no error
Explanation: The phrase one of must be followed by a plural noun, since it selects a single member from a group, so it should read one of my friends.
Correct answer: friend should be friends- A. asked should be told
- B. to not make should be not to make
- C. students should be student
- D. There is no error
Explanation: In careful written English the negative particle precedes the infinitive marker, giving not to make.
Correct answer: to not make should be not to make- A. From
- B. And
- C. I'll
- D. To pass
Explanation: The phrase "from now and on" is not grammatically correct. It should be replaced with "onwards" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Correct answer: And- A. struggle
- B. sacrificed
- C. for the sake of
- D. were fired
Explanation: The sentence incorrectly uses 'were' to agree with the singular subject 'many a patriot'.
Correct answer: were fired- A. As an officer
- B. He not only was
- C. Competent but
- D. Also honest
Explanation: The orientation of the segment, 'He not only was...', is inaccurate.The correct form would be 'He was not only...'.
Correct answer: He not only was- A. I found this bangle
- B. While digging
- C. In the backyard
- D. I don't know who it belonged to
Explanation: It should be 'to whom it belonged'. The sentence should read: I don't know to whom it belonged.
Correct answer: I don't know who it belonged to- A. The cause
- B. Can
- C. Have
- D. Malfunctioning
Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'Can'. In this context, the phrase 'can have been' is incorrect because it suggests certainty about a past…
Correct answer: Can- A. With
- B. One another
- C. Convey
- D. But
Explanation: The correct answer is with because the phrase 'speak with one another' is not idiomatic in English.
Correct answer: With- A. The captain, along with his team
- B. Are practising very hard
- C. For the
- D. Forthcoming matches
Explanation: The main subject of the sentence is 'the captain,' which is singular. The phrase 'along with his team' is a parenthetical expression and…
Correct answer: Are practising very hard- A. Does your tram leaw before eight o'clock?
- B. Does your train leave before eight clock?
- C. Does your train leave before eight o'clock?
- D. Do your train leave before eight o'clock?
Explanation: The correct sentence is Option C: "Does your train leave before eight o'clock?" This sentence correctly uses "Does" as the auxiliary verb…
Correct answer: Does your train leave before eight o'clock?- A. Has six years.
- B. Been six years.
- C. At six years.
- D. Has been six years.
- E. For six years.
Explanation: For is the correct word to be used here in place of since, thus option E is the correct answer.
Correct answer: For six years.- A. Coomitte
- B. Commitee
- C. Committey
- D. Committee
- E. Committeee
Explanation: "Committee" is the correct spelling for the word, indicating a group of people appointed or elected to perform a particular function or…
Correct answer: Committee- A. Beautiful
- B. The most
- C. Was
- D. Hanged
Explanation: Option D is correct because 'hanged' is wrong because in this sentence the 3rd form of hang (hung) is used.
Correct answer: Hanged- A. Had
- B. Unread
- C. Have
- D. None
Explanation: Option D is correct because 'none' is wrong because in this sentence the number of books is mentioned so 'not any' is used instead of none.
Correct answer: NoneError Detection MCQs: common questions
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