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

1 .

Ram prefers / self-employment / to job / in any company.

A)

Ram prefers

B)

self-employment

C)

to job

D)

in any company

Correct Answer : Option (B) - to job

2 .

The upper caste / have no soft corner / for the / poor.

A)

The upper caste

B)

have no soft corner

C)

for the

D)

poor

Correct Answer : Option (B) - have no soft corner

The collective nouns such as the upper caste, the middle class, etc., are treated as singular. So, replace 'have' with 'has' in the second part of this sentence, e.g., the upper caste has no soft corner.

3 .

More the one / player have / been shortlisted / for the scholarship.

A)

More the one

B)

player have

C)

been shortlisted

D)

for the scholarship.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - player have

'More than one' in a sentence is always followed by a singular noun and singular verb. So, replace 'have' with 'has' in the second part of the sentence.

4 .

Our new project / is equally successful as / our previous project / we had presented.

A)

Our new project

B)

is equally successful as

C)

our previous project

D)

we had presented.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - is equally successful as

'Equally and 'successful as' are not used together. So, remove 'equally' from the second part of the sentence and replace it with 'as', e.g., is as successful as our previous project.

5 .

Politician's support / to the criminals / is universally condemned / by all.

A)

Politician's support

B)

to the criminals

C)

is universally condemned

D)

by all

Correct Answer : Option (D) - by all

'By all' and "universally" are not used together in a sentence as they both have the same meaning. So, remove 'by all' from this sentence.

6 .

Peter is very senior / to me, so / I dare not / disobey him.

A)

Peter is very senior

B)

to me, so

C)

I dare not

D)

disobey him

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Peter is very senior

'Very' is used before a positive degree, e.g., very good, very nice, very lucky.

'Much' is used before comparative degree, e.g., much better, much luckier and much wiser. So, replace 'very' with 'much' in the first part of this sentence.

7 .

I visited / Ricky's and Maria's house / twice but didn't / find the couple.

A)

I visited

B)

Ricky's and Maria's house

C)

twice but didn't

D)

find the couple.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ricky's and Maria's house

If two nouns are closely related, an apostrophe is used with the tailing noun. So, replace the second part of the sentence with 'Ricky and Maria's house'.

8 .

Peter has bought / a dozen of copies / of English story / books for children.

A)

Peter has bought

B)

a dozen of copies

C)

of English story

D)

books for children

Correct Answer : Option (B) - a dozen of copies

Replace 'a dozen of copies' with 'a dozen copies' or 'dozens of copies'.

9 .

Raman did not / go to the office / because it was / raining.

A)

Raman did not

B)

go to the office

C)

because it was

D)

raining.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - because it was

'Because' is used for the strongest cause and 'as' or 'for' is used to show the weakest cause. Rain is not a big cause for not going to the office. So, replace 'because' with 'as' in this sentence, e.g., as it was raining.

10 .

I cannot say / if Sandy has / passed the exam / or not.

A)

I cannot say

B)

if Sandy has

C)

passed the exam

D)

or not

Correct Answer : Option (B) - if Sandy has

'whether' is followed by 'or', so replace 'if' with 'whether', e.g., whether Sandy has passed the exam or not.