Spotting the Errors Questions with Solutions

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Spotting the errors questions divide a sentence into three or four parts and ask you to find the part that contains a grammatical mistake. Usually one option is "No error". The mistakes tested most often are subject-verb agreement, wrong tense, incorrect pronouns, misused prepositions and articles, wrong degree of comparison, and errors with conjunctions and question tags. Read the whole sentence first to understand its meaning, then check each part against the common rules. Start with the subject and the verb, because agreement errors are the most frequent. Watch for traps such as "each", "either" and "neither", which take a singular verb, and "one of the" followed by a plural noun. Choose "No error" only after checking every part carefully. Practise the spotting the errors questions below. Each solution names the error and the grammar rule behind it.

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Q1.
Find the part with an error: “The committee have decided to postpone their meeting until next week.”
A. The committeeB. have decidedC. to postpone their meetingD. until next week
mediumAsked in MAH MCA CET 2025View solution ›
Q2.
Select the grammatically incorrect statement:
A. I ran fast, but I missed the train.B. Make haste, nor you will be late.C. Wait until I return.D. He finished first though he began late.
mediumAsked in MAH MCA CET 2024View solution ›
Q3.
Pick the part of the sentence that has an error: My elder brother is a MA whereas I am only a BA
A. My elder brotherB. is a MAC. whereas I amD. only a BA
easyAsked in NIMCET 2013View solution ›
Q4.
Which of the underlined parts in the sentence given below is a mistake which may need to be deleted or modified? He can $\overline{b e ab l e}$ to pass the test with $\overline{f l y in g co l o u r s}$ without any $\overline{d i f f i c u l t i es}$ $\overline{w ha t soe v er}$ .
A. be ableB. flying coloursC. difficultiesD. whatsoever
easyAsked in NIMCET 2009View solution ›
Q5.
Read the following sentence and choose the word or phrase (from the options) that would not be appropriate in standard English. One of the chair's legs was broken and the upholstery needed mending.
A. theB. chair'sC. legsD. needed
mediumAsked in NIMCET 2008View solution ›
Q6.
Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct:
A. The judge was angry on the witness.B. The advocate discussed about the case in detailed.C. The accused took advantage of the situation.D. The clerk entered into the data carefully.
easyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution ›
Q7.
Identify the part of the sentence which contains an error: "Neither of the players have arrived yet."
A. "Neither"B. "of the players"C. "have arrived"D. "yet"
easyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution ›
Q8.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Rohan does not knows how to drive a car.
A. Rohan does not knowsB. how to driveC. a carD. No error
easyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution ›
Q9.
Identify the type of error in the following sentence: Some of the books, were destroyed.
A. Syntactical errorB. Punctuation errorC. Grammatical errorD. Conflicting error
mediumAsked in NIMCET 2020View solution ›
Q10.
Identify the part of the sentence which has an error: He couldn't cope up with the hot climate of the place any longer.
A. couldn'tB. cope upC. climateD. any longer
easyAsked in NIMCET 2018View solution ›