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Common Errors Online Test

  • This is an online quiz to test your knowledge of Common Errors in English.
  • This Online Test is useful for academic and competitive exams.
  • Multiple answer choices are given for each question in this test. You have to choose the best option.
  • After completing the test, you can see your result.
  • There are 10 questions in the test.
  • There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
  • There is no specified time to complete this test.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Though he is very (a)/ wealthy and powerful (b)/ he has any (c)/ concern for the poor. (d)

Replace ‘any’ with ‘no’.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

He would (a)/ never have taken the job if he had been knowing (b)/ what great demands (c)/ it would make on his time. (d)

Present perfect continuous tense is employed when the work continue till the present. The given sentence on the other hand suggests that the work should have happened at some time in the past, so the tense used should be Past Perfect, ‘had known’ not ‘had been knowing’.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Sheela had to travel all the way back (a)/ when she remembered that (b)/ she had forgot to take (c)/ important document with her. (d)

It should be ‘forgotten’ in place of ‘forgot’ in the third part of the sentence because have, has or had is folowed by the past participle form of verb.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

On discovering that (a)/ it was a forgery (b)/ he torn up the agreement (c)/ he had signed. (d)

Replace ‘torn’ with ‘tore’

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Wholesome strategic planning (a)/ was the focus as (b)/ the firm manage through a difficult period (c)/ a couple of years ago. (d)

It should be ‘managed’ in place of ‘manage’ in the third part of the sentence because the sentence is in past tense.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Today the success of (a)/ companies depends on (b)/ the quality of their products and (c)/ efficient managing staff. (d)

Replace 'efficient managerial staff'.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

At least of (a)/ three percent of (b)/ those who applied (c)/ will be selected. (d)

Delete 'of'.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The company is negotiating (a)/ new store launches (b)/ at nearby (c)/ half the rent. (d)

It should be ‘nearly’ in place of ‘nearby’ in the third part of the sentence.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

He was a (a)/ well known economist (b)/ who usual wrote (c)/ for international journals. (d)

Replace ‘usual’ with ‘usually’.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Recent studies have shown (a)/ that non-smoking (b)/ are more productive (c)/ than those who smoke. (d)

This part of the sentence should be a noun so, it will be 'non-smokers'.

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