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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?

The book is well-printed (a)/ and attractively bound (b)/ making altogether (c)/ an attractive volume (d).

The complete sentence should be 'making altogether for an attractive volume.'

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

It’s (a)/ imperative that a management student maintains (b)/ a grade point of (c)/ 'B' in his major field. (d)

‘Of’ is unnecessary. The right use is grade point ‘B’.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The actress made a rare appearance (a)/ at the party and was (b)/ overheard talking in (c)/ her next big project. (d)

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

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

All Indians know that they are (a)/ superior in all respects not only to (b)/ those unfortunately beings called foreigners, but (c)/ also that they are superior to all other Indians. (d)

The use of ‘beings’ in the third part of the sentence is unnecessary. It should be deleted.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

Although interlinking of rivers will (a)/ help tackle drought, the government (b)/ has not paid much (c)/ attention to this project. (d)

The second part of the sentence should be written as 'help to tackle drought, the government' or 'help in tackling drought, the government'.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

You (a)/ will be ready (b)/ to start (c)/ while he comes. (d)

‘While’ is used for a process or series of events, but ‘he comes’ is a single event for which, 'when', should be used as a referring adverb.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

It is only now, (a)/ sixty years after independence, that (b)/ India is learning how to negotiating (c)/ the competing demands of power and justice. (d)

It should be ‘negotiate’ in place of ‘negotiating’ in the third part of the sentence because infinitive ‘to’ is followed by first form (present form) of verb.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

I am not scared (a)/ to be travelling (b)/ in the dark (c)/ alone at night. (d)

Scare is followed by preposition ‘of’. So 'of travelling' should be used.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

He decided to work for (a)/ an NGO, but most of his (b)/ classmates opted for high-paid (c)/ jobs in multinational companies. (d).

Apply the adverb ‘highly’ before the adjective ‘paid’.

Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

The actress was ordered for (a)/ wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and (b)/ submit to random weekly drug testing after (c)/ she failed to appear for a court date last week. (d)

It should be ‘to’ in place of ‘for’ in the first part of the sentence.

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