Error Detection: Exercise-5

Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:English Verbal Ability.
English Verbal Ability Sub-topic:Error Detection Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:10 Questions with Solutions.

Directions: Read each sentence carefully to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Select the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, choose option (5) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)


  1. This laboratory of physics is not only equipped with all state-of-the-art instruments but also with outstanding physicists.

    1. This laboratory of physics is
    2. not only equipped with
    3. all state-of-the-art instruments
    4. but also with outstanding physicists.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) not only equipped with

Solution: Here, "equipped not only with" should be used instead of "not only equipped with".

  1. No method of making other people agree to your view point is as effective is this method.

    1. No method of making
    2. other people agree to
    3. your view point is
    4. as effective is this method.
    5. No error


Answer: (a) No method of making

Solution: Here, "No other method of making" should be used instead of "No method of making".

  1. I was pretty sure that he would support my views for changing the age-old and static structure of our organisation.

    1. I was pretty sure that
    2. he would support my views
    3. for changing the age-old
    4. and static structure of our organisation.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) for changing the age-old

Solution: Here, "on changing the age-old" should be used instead of "for changing the age-old".

  1. I did not like his comments on my paper but I had no alternative as I had agreed to keep quite.

    1. I did not like his
    2. comments on my paper
    3. but I had no alternative
    4. as I had agreed to keep quite.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) but I had no alternative

Solution: Here, "but had no alternative" should be used instead of "but I had no alternative".

  1. The report is candid in admitting that the investment by the Government in health and family planning have been eroded considerably.

    1. The report is candid in admitting
    2. that the investment by the Government
    3. in health and family planning
    4. have been eroded considerably.
    5. No error


Answer: (d) have been eroded considerably.

Solution: Here, "has been eroded considerably." should be used instead of "have been eroded considerably.".

  1. I live on a top floor of an old house and when the wind blows all the windows rattle.

    1. I live on a top floor
    2. of an old house and
    3. when the wind blows
    4. all the windows rattle.
    5. No error


Answer: (a) I live on a top floor

Solution: Here, "I live on the top floor" should be used instead of "I live on a top floor".

  1. Had he not reached in time he would have missed a golden opportunity which comes once in a while.

    1. Had he not reached in time
    2. he would have missed
    3. a golden opportunity which comes
    4. once in a while.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error.

  1. The ministry of labour conducts its basic survey on trade unions every year gathering information with all labour unions as of June 30.

    1. The ministry of labour conducts its basic survey
    2. on trade unions every year
    3. gathering information with all
    4. labour unions as of June 30.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) gathering information with all

Solution: Here, "gathering information about all" should be used instead of "gathering information with all".

  1. Stories have always been used as a powerful tool for communicating vital information from one generation to another.

    1. Stories have always been used
    2. as a powerful tool for
    3. communicating vital information from
    4. one generation to another.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error

  1. A cash prize was award to the most successful salesman of the year by the President of the company.

    1. A cash prize was
    2. award to the most
    3. successful salesman of the year
    4. by the President of the company.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) award to the most

Solution: Here, "awarded to the most" should be used instead of "award to the most".