General English Common Errors Test 7

Common Errors Online Test

This is an online quiz to test your knowledge of Common Errors in English.
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There are 10 questions in the test.
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Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The meteorological depart-ment (a)/ predicted that the (b)/ rains and thunderstorm may (c)/ continue throughout today. (d)

(a) The meteorological department

(b) predicted that the

(c) rains and thunderstorm may

(d) continue throughout today.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

No sooner did the students (a)/ seen the principal approach (b)/ than they ran (c)/ from the playground. (d)

(a) No sooner did the students

(b) seen the principal approach

(c) than they ran

(d) from the playground.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Mostly of the (a)/ newly recruited officers (b)/ have no experience (c)/ in the banking sector. (d)

(a) Mostly of the

(b) newly recruited officers

(c) have no experience

(d) in the banking sector.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

In spite of the best governmental efforts, (a)/ emission of greenhouse gases (b)/ and noxious chemicals (c)/ remain a cause of worry.

(a) In spite of the best governmental efforts,

(b) emission of greenhouse gases

(c) and noxious chemicals

(d) remain a cause of worry.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The company is in debt (a)/ and has been unable (b)/ to pay their employees’ salaries (c)/ for the past six months. (d)

(a) The company is in debt

(b) and has been unable

(c) to pay their employees’ salaries

(d) for the past six months.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The girls (a)/ which (b)/ won were honoured (c)/ by their friends. (d)

(a) The girls

(b) which

(c) won were honoured

(d) by their friends.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The fire that gutted (a)/ years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs (b)/ of the University building was (c)/ due to a short circuit. (d)

(a) The fire that gutted

(b) years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs

(c) of the University building was

(d) due to a short circuit.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

We have (a)/ fairly standard accounting procedures (b)/ that are on the line (c)/ with the internationally accepted norms. (d)

(a) We have

(b) fairly standard accounting procedures

(c) that are on the line

(d) with the internationally accepted norms.

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The graceful folk dance had performed (a)/ so beautifully by a dance group that nobody (b)/ seemed to notice that (c)/ the show was two-and-a-half hours long! (d)

(a) The graceful folk dance had performed

(b) so beautifully by a dance group that nobody

(c) seemed to notice that

(d) the show was two-and-a-half hours long!

(e) No error

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The merchant counted (a)/ the number of pearls (b)/ to make sure that (c)/none of them were missing. (d)

(a) The merchant counted

(b) the number of pearls

(c) to make sure that

(d) none of them were missing.

(e) No error

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