1. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error.

Find out which part of the

sentence has an error. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

1. (A) Patience as well as perseverance (b) are necessary/ (c) for success. / (d) No error
2. (a) A rise in the rents and the wages/ (b) have been found/ (c) to go together. / (d) No error
3. (a) One of the peculiarities/ (b) which distinguish the present age/ (c) is the Multiplication of books/
(d) No error
4. (A) She has not (B) completed her course,(C) isn’t it?(D)No error
5. (A) No sooner did the rabbit (B)come out of the bush(C) when the hunter killed it(D)No error
6. (a) Two miles beyond/ (b) that building was seen dozens/ (c) of antisocial elements/ (d)No error
7. (a)Every woman in the world/ (b) fervently hope that her child/ (c) will be a normal and
healthy baby/ (d) No error
8. (a)If Mahatma Gandhi/ (b) were alive, he would feel sorry for the poor and downtrodden
who/(c) still struggle everyday to make both end meet. / (d) No Error.
9. I tried to interrupt into their conversation but was told on.
10. It is important to take pride of whatever we do on life

11. I left home at Sunday morning to catch a flight for England.

12. He was scolded from the teacher for failing to pass the test.
13. For all that excitement. I had forgotten to take my present for him
14. My parents are not in good terms so we tried to patch things on.
15. I accused her with stealing my wallet but she insisted about her innocence.
16. I sympathize for you over your mother's death.
17. He is one of the best players of Singapore and he takes pride of it.
18. In ten o'clock in the morning. I went to the beach to catch fish by my net.
19. Ankit prefers (1) / self-employment (2) / to job (3) / in any office. (4)  / No Error (5)
20. He is not (1) / rich so he (2) / cannot afford to buy (3) / a expensive house. (4)  / No Error (5)
21. Although he is not (1) / a honorable man (2) / yet he is (3) / not a crook. (4)  / No Error (5)
22. The robbers (1) / were caught just before (2) / they were about to (3) / escape the jail. (4) / No Error
(5)
23.  The saint drew (1) / an attention of the (2) / followers to the (3) / importance of regular practice.
(4)  / No Error (5)
24. The man is (1) / mortal and (2) / ultimately has to (3) / leave everything here. (4)  / No Error (5).
25. It was (1) / by a mistake (2) / that he caught (3) / his hand. (4) / No Error (5)
26. (1)The police asked us/ (2) about our movements/ (3) on a night of crime./ (4) No error.
27. (1) There were a number of intelligent gentlemen at the party/ (2) but it was Mr.
Subramaniam, an eminent scientist,/ (3) who remained a centre of attraction./
(4) No error
28. (1) He has come out/ (2) with an unique proposal/ (3) for his friends (4) No error.
29. An actor knows how to memorize his lines and getting into character.
30. Tell me where you were, what you were doing, and your reasons for doing it.
31. Clark's daily exercises include running, swimming, and to lift weights.
32. To donate money to the homeless shelter is helping people stay warm in the winter.
33. Jim not only likes working outside but also getting dirty.

Answer key :

1.B

2.B(has been)

3.NO ERROR

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9. I tried to interrupt their conversation but was told off.

10. It is important to take pride in whatever we do in life.

11. I left home on Sunday morning to catch a flight to England.

12. He was scolded by the teacher for failing to pass the test.

13. In all that excitement, I had forgotten to take my present from him.

14. My parents are not on good terms so we tried to patch things up.

15. I accused her of stealing my wallet but she insisted on her innocence.

16. I sympathize with you over your mother's death.

17. He is one of the best players in Singapore and he takes pride in it.

18. At ten o'clock in the morning. I went to the beach to catch fish with my net.

19. 3.

Explanation(Use ‘a’ before ‘job’. ‘Job’ is a singular countable noun, hence,‘a’ should be used. The correct
sentence should be: Ankit prefers self-employment to a job in any office.)

20. 4
Explanation: Replace ‘a’ with ‘an’ in part 4. Before a word beginning with vowel sound (A, E, I, O, U), ‘an’
should be used.
The correct sentence should be: He is not rich so he cannot buy an expensive house.

21.2

Explanation:
Replace ‘a’ with ‘an’ in part 2. The choice between a and an is determined by sound. If a word starts with
a consonant but gives the sound of a vowel, ‘an’ should be used.The correct sentence should be:
Although he is not an honorable man yet he is not a crook.

22.4

Explanation

Remove ‘the’ before ‘jail’. Article should not be used before school, college, university, church, bed,
hospital, prison, jail, court, bed, market, when these places are visited or used for their primary
purpose.The correct sentence should be: The robbers were caught just before they were about to
escape jail.

23.2

Explanation

The correct sentence should be: The saint drew the attention of the followers to the importance of
regular practice. Replace ’an’ with ‘the’ in part 2.

24.1

Explanation:
Remove ‘the’ in part 1. Before the words, Man, Woman, Life, Death, Science, Art, Nature, article is not
used. The correct sentence should be: Man is mortal and ultimately has to leave everything here.

25.2

Explanation:

To lose heart, to set foot, to give ear, at home, last but not least, to catch fire, in hand, set on fire, by
car/bus etc., at last, by mistake, in danger, to take heart. THESE ARE THE PHRASAL VERBS WITH WHICH
WE DONT USE ARTICLES

26. 3
Explanation:

night of crime,, its  definite time,, so use THE .. on the night of crime.

27. 3
Explanation: The Centre of attraction

28. 2

Explanation: Use an in front of vowel sounds.

29.An actor knows how to memorize his lines and (how to) get into character.

30. Tell me where you were, what you were doing, and why you were doing it.

31. Clark's daily exercises include running, swimming, and lifting weights.

33.To donate money to the homeless shelter is to help people stay warm in the winter.

33.Jim likes not only working outside but also getting dirty.