English Identify The Errors Quiz, Identify The Errors Verbal Ability Questions and Answers

1 .

The old lady / asked Julie / if there was any / place in the train.

A)

The old lady

B)

asked Julie

C)

if there was any

D)

place in the train

Correct Answer : place in the train

In the case of a train, bus, cart, van or compartment, the word 'room' is used to indicate space, instead of 'place'. So, replace 'place' with 'room' in the sentence.

2 .

There is / none who / can help you / in this exam.

A)

There is

B)

none who

C)

can help you

D)

in this exam

Correct Answer : none who

A relative pronoun 'that' is used after the words such as 'the same'; 'none'; 'nothing'; 'any'; 'only'; 'the few'; 'all' and the 'little'. So, in this sentence replace 'who' with 'that', e.g., There is none that can help you.

3 .

Tony introduced to / the chairman as / the host of the / event.

A)

Tony introduced to

B)

the chairman as

C)

the host of the

D)

event

Correct Answer : Tony introduced to

A reflexive pronoun is used when the object and subject of a sentence are same. Each personal pronoun has its own reflexive pronoun, e.g., I: Myself; He: Himself; She: Herself and more. In this sentence, reflexive pronoun is missing in the first part of the sentence. So, add the reflexive pronoun, e.g., Tony introduced himself to the chairman.

4 .

Girls after girls / spoke against / the violence / against women.

A)

Girls after girls

B)

spoke against

C)

the violence

D)

against women

Correct Answer : Girls after girls

When two nouns are joined by a preposition, a noun is always singular, i.e., girl after girl, day by day, row by row, etc. So, replace the first part of the sentence with 'girl after girl'.

5 .

The police / is becoming / more and more / active to reduce crime.

A)

The police

B)

is becoming

C)

more and more

D)

active to reduce crime.

Correct Answer : is becoming

Some nouns like people, cattle, police, scissors, trousers, pants, socks and shorts are used in the plural. So, in this sentence, replace 'is' with 'are', e.g., the police are becoming more and more active.

6 .

Unless we do not know / where to go /, we can't find / that restaurant.

A)

Unless we do not know

B)

where to go

C)

we can't find

D)

that restaurant.

Correct Answer : Unless we do not know

The conjunction 'unless' is used to indicate a negative sense. So, remove 'do not' in the first part of the sentence, e.g., unless we know where to go.

7 .

Our destination / was about / thirty and forty / kilometers to the west.

A)

Our destination

B)

was about

C)

thirty and forty

D)

kilometers to the west

Correct Answer : thirty and forty

A destination cannot be both 'thirty and forty' kilometers at the same time, so replace 'and' with 'or' in this sentence, e.g., was about thirty or forty kilometers to the west.

8 .

Although Peter tried / his best / but he could not / win the game.

A)

Although Peter tried

B)

his best

C)

but he could not

D)

win the game.

Correct Answer : but he could not

The conjunctions 'although' and 'yet' are used to express two opposing qualities or actions of the subject and 'although or though' is followed by 'yet', so replace 'but' with 'yet' in this sentence, e.g., yet he could not win the game.

9 .

Mr. Sharma not only stopped / coming to / hospital but also / going to other places which are related to the accident.

A)

Mr. Sharma not only stopped

B)

coming to

C)

hospital but also

D)

going to other places which are related to the accident.

Correct Answer : Mr. Sharma not only stopped

While using 'not only......but also' in a sentence, parallelism must be considered. In other words, the words following both parts of this correlative conjunction (not only and but also) should belong to the same parts of the speech. For example, if a verb follows 'not only', a verb should also follow 'but also'.

So, in this sentence, 'but also' is used before 'going', so 'not only' will be used before 'coming', e.g., Mr. Sharma stopped not only coming to hospital but also going to other places.

10 .

Hardly / Ricky had reached / the platform / when the train started.

A)

Hardly

B)

Ricky had reached

C)

the platform

D)

when the train started.

Correct Answer : Ricky had reached

'Hardly' is followed by 'had' and 'had' is followed by the third form of a verb. So, the correct sentence is: Hardly had Ricky reached the platform when the train started.