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78 multiple-choice questions on English: Sentence Correction & Error Spotting from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. Spot the error: "The jury (A) / has given (B) / their (C) / verdict (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C) C

Explanation: The jury as one unit: "its verdict". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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2. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. If I am you, I would apologise.
  2. If I was you, I will apologise.
  3. If I were you, I would apologise.
  4. If I were you, I will apologise.

Answer: C) If I were you, I would apologise.

Explanation: Second conditional: were … would. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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3. Choose the correct word: I him to work hard.

  1. advised
  2. advices
  3. adviced
  4. advice

Answer: A) advised

Explanation: Verb: advise → advised. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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4. Choose the sentence without redundancy.

  1. They received a free gift.
  2. They received a free gift for nothing.
  3. They received a gift.
  4. They received a gratis free gift.

Answer: C) They received a gift.

Explanation: A gift is already free. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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5. Spot the error: "Neither of the (A) / two brothers (B) / have passed (C) / the test (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C) C

Explanation: "Neither of" takes a singular verb: "has passed". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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6. Spot the error: "Neither the teacher (A) / nor the students (B) / was (C) / present (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C) C

Explanation: The verb agrees with the nearer subject "students": "were". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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7. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Hardly I had reached when it started raining.
  2. Hardly had I reached when it started raining.
  3. Hardly I reached than it started raining.
  4. Hardly had I reached than it started raining.

Answer: B) Hardly had I reached when it started raining.

Explanation: Inversion after "hardly" and the pair "hardly … when". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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8. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. "Where are you going," she asked?
  2. Where are you going? "she asked."
  3. "Where are you going"? she asked.
  4. "Where are you going?" she asked.

Answer: D) "Where are you going?" she asked.

Explanation: The question mark goes inside the quotation marks. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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9. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Running for the bus, he dropped his wallet.
  2. Running for the bus, a wallet dropped by him.
  3. Running for the bus, his wallet was dropped.
  4. Running for the bus, the wallet fell from him.

Answer: A) Running for the bus, he dropped his wallet.

Explanation: The participle phrase must modify "he". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Parallelism & modifiers

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10. Spot the error: "The quality of these mangoes (A) / are (B) / not good (C) / this year (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B) B

Explanation: "Quality" is singular: "is" not "are". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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11. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He promised calling me and to visit me.
  2. He promised to call me and visiting me.
  3. He promised to call me and to visit me.
  4. He promised to call me and visited me.

Answer: C) He promised to call me and to visit me.

Explanation: Parallel infinitives. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Parallelism & modifiers

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12. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Walking in the park, the beautiful trees were seen.
  2. Walking in the park, beauty of the trees was seen.
  3. Walking in the park, I saw the beautiful trees.
  4. Walking in the park, the trees looked beautiful.

Answer: C) Walking in the park, I saw the beautiful trees.

Explanation: The modifier "walking in the park" must describe the person walking (dangling modifier). Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Parallelism & modifiers

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13. Spot the error: "She is married (A) / with (B) / a famous (C) / cricketer (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B) B

Explanation: "Married to". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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14. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He eats only meat on Sundays only.
  2. Only he eats meat only on Sundays.
  3. He only eats meat on Sundays only.
  4. He eats meat only on Sundays.

Answer: D) He eats meat only on Sundays.

Explanation: Place "only" next to the word it limits. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Parallelism & modifiers

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15. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He made a mistake.
  2. He make a mistake.
  3. He done a mistake.
  4. He did a mistake.

Answer: A) He made a mistake.

Explanation: We "make" a mistake. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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16. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Both of them are honest.
  2. Both of them is honest.
  3. The both of them are honest.
  4. Both of them are honest also.

Answer: A) Both of them are honest.

Explanation: "Both" + plural verb; "the both" is wrong. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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17. Choose the sentence without redundancy.

  1. This is the final conclusion.
  2. This is the last final conclusion.
  3. This is the final end conclusion.
  4. This is the conclusion.

Answer: D) This is the conclusion.

Explanation: A conclusion is already final. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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18. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. One of my friends is a pilot.
  2. One of my friends are a pilot.
  3. One of my friend is a pilot.
  4. One of my friend are a pilot.

Answer: A) One of my friends is a pilot.

Explanation: "One of" + plural noun + singular verb. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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19. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. She told to me that she was tired.
  2. She told me that she was tired.
  3. She told that she was tired.
  4. She said me that she was tired.

Answer: B) She told me that she was tired.

Explanation: "Told" takes an object directly; "said" doesn't. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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20. Spot the error: "I am (A) / knowing him (B) / for the last (C) / ten years (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B) B

Explanation: "Know" is stative; correct: "I have known him". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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21. Choose the correctly capitalised sentence.

  1. we celebrate eid in pakistan every year.
  2. We Celebrate Eid In Pakistan Every Year.
  3. We celebrate eid in Pakistan every Year.
  4. We celebrate Eid in Pakistan every year.

Answer: D) We celebrate Eid in Pakistan every year.

Explanation: Capitalise the first word and proper nouns only. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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22. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. The reason for his absence is because he is ill.
  2. The reason why of his absence is that he is ill.
  3. The reason for his absence is that he is ill.
  4. The reason of his absence is because he is ill.

Answer: C) The reason for his absence is that he is ill.

Explanation: "Reason … is that" – not "because". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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23. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Each of the girls have her own room.
  2. Each of the girl has her own room.
  3. Each of the girls have their own room.
  4. Each of the girls has her own room.

Answer: D) Each of the girls has her own room.

Explanation: "Each of" + singular verb and singular pronoun. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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24. Spot the error: "Though he worked hard, (A) / but he (B) / could not (C) / succeed (D)."

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B) B

Explanation: "Though" cannot be followed by "but"; use "yet" or nothing. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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25. Choose the sentence without redundancy.

  1. Please repeat the question again.
  2. Please repeat the question.
  3. Please repeat again the question once more.
  4. Please again repeat the question.

Answer: B) Please repeat the question.

Explanation: "Repeat" already means "say again". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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