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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.

26. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I live here for two years.
  2. I have been living here for two years.
  3. I have been living here since two years.
  4. I am living here since two years.

Answer: B) I have been living here for two years.

Explanation: "For" + period with the present perfect continuous. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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27. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He is good on English.
  2. He is good with English.
  3. He is good in English.
  4. He is good at English.

Answer: D) He is good at English.

Explanation: "Good at" a subject or skill. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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28. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. When he arrived, we started the meeting.
  2. When he arrived; we started the meeting.
  3. When, he arrived we started the meeting.
  4. When he arrived we, started the meeting.

Answer: A) When he arrived, we started the meeting.

Explanation: A comma follows an introductory clause. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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29. Spot the error: "Give me (A) / the book (B) / which cover (C) / is red (D)."

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

Answer: C) C

Explanation: Possession: "whose cover". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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30. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I am looking forward for hearing from you.
  2. I look forward hear from you.
  3. I am looking forward to hear from you.
  4. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Answer: D) I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Explanation: "Look forward to" + V-ing. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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31. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. My cousin sister are coming tomorrow.
  2. My cousin brother is coming tomorrow.
  3. My cousin brother will coming tomorrow.
  4. My cousin is coming tomorrow.

Answer: D) My cousin is coming tomorrow.

Explanation: "Cousin brother/sister" is incorrect English. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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32. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I saw him yesterday.
  2. I have seen him yesterday.
  3. I see him yesterday.
  4. I had seen him yesterday.

Answer: A) I saw him yesterday.

Explanation: "Yesterday" needs the past indefinite. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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33. Choose the correct word: He is the of the school.

  1. principled
  2. principally
  3. principle
  4. principal

Answer: D) principal

Explanation: "Principal" = head; "principle" = rule. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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34. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He is senior than me.
  2. He is more senior than me.
  3. He is senior from me.
  4. He is senior to me.

Answer: D) He is senior to me.

Explanation: "Senior to". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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35. Spot the error: "Each of the students (A) / must bring (B) / their own (C) / textbook (D)."

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

Answer: C) C

Explanation: "Each" is singular: "his or her own". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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36. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. He asked me where did I live?
  2. He asked me where I lived.
  3. He asked me where I lived?
  4. He asked me, where I lived?

Answer: B) He asked me where I lived.

Explanation: Indirect questions end with a full stop. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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37. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Having finished the work, he went home.
  2. Having finished the work, home was the next stop.
  3. Having finished the work, his home was reached.
  4. Having finished the work, the car took him home.

Answer: A) Having finished the work, he went home.

Explanation: The participle must refer to the subject "he". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Parallelism & modifiers

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38. Spot the error: "He prefers (A) / coffee (B) / than (C) / tea (D)."

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

Answer: C) C

Explanation: "Prefer … to", not "than". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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39. Spot the error: "He returned back (A) / the book (B) / to the library (C) / yesterday (D)."

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

Answer: A) A

Explanation: "Return back" is redundant. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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40. Spot the error: "The furnitures (A) / in our (B) / new house (C) / are expensive (D)."

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

Answer: A) A

Explanation: "Furniture" is uncountable (and then "is expensive"). Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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41. Choose the sentence without redundancy.

  1. The two parties collaborated on the project.
  2. The two parties collaborated together on the project.
  3. Both the two parties collaborated on the project.
  4. The two parties jointly collaborated together.

Answer: A) The two parties collaborated on the project.

Explanation: "Collaborate" already means "work together". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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42. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Despite of his illness, he came.
  2. In spite of his illness, he came.
  3. In spite his illness, he came.
  4. Despite of he was ill, he came.

Answer: B) In spite of his illness, he came.

Explanation: "Despite" or "in spite of" – never "despite of". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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43. Spot the error: "He has been (A) / working here (B) / since (C) / five years (D)."

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

Answer: C) C

Explanation: Use "for" with a period of time. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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44. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. My brother, who lives in Quetta, is a doctor.
  2. My brother who lives in Quetta, is a doctor.
  3. My brother, who lives in Quetta is a doctor.
  4. My, brother who lives in Quetta is a doctor.

Answer: A) My brother, who lives in Quetta, is a doctor.

Explanation: Non-essential clauses are enclosed by two commas. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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45. Spot the error: "Between you and I, (A) / the plan (B) / is not (C) / going to work (D)."

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

Answer: A) A

Explanation: "Between you and me" – objective case after a preposition. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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46. Spot the error: "Unless you do not work hard, (A) / you will not (B) / pass the (C) / examination (D)."

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

Answer: A) A

Explanation: "Unless" already means "if not" – remove "do not". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Spot the error

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47. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He returned the book.
  2. He did return back the book.
  3. He returned the book back.
  4. He returned back the book.

Answer: A) He returned the book.

Explanation: "Return" already means "give back". Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Choose the correct sentence

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48. Choose the correct form.

  1. The boys hostel's
  2. The boys' hostel
  3. The boy's' hostel
  4. The boys's hostel

Answer: B) The boys' hostel

Explanation: Plural noun ending in -s: apostrophe after the s. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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49. Choose the sentence without redundancy.

  1. Every student must attend.
  2. Each and every student must attend.
  3. Every each student must attend.
  4. Each and every one student must attend.

Answer: A) Every student must attend.

Explanation: "Each and every" is redundant. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Redundancy & word choice

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50. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. Bring three things; a pen, a pencil and an eraser.
  2. Bring three things: a pen, a pencil and an eraser.
  3. Bring three things, a pen; a pencil; and an eraser.
  4. Bring: three things a pen a pencil and an eraser.

Answer: B) Bring three things: a pen, a pencil and an eraser.

Explanation: A colon introduces a list. Sentence Correction & Error Spotting · Punctuation & capitalisation

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