Identify the Errors - Questions

A)
Though he
B)
was sick
C)
but he
D)
won the race.

Correct Answer :   but he


'Although or though' and 'yet' are used in pair. So, replace 'but' with 'yet', e.g., yet he won the race.

A)
I haven't been
B)
to Mumbai before and
C)
neither my sister
D)
No error

Correct Answer :   neither my sister


'neither' is followed by 'helping verb' and the helping verb is followed by the 'subject', so add 'has' after 'neither', e.g., neither has my sister.

A)
Tony had scarcely
B)
finished painting
C)
while he fell
D)
a sleep.

Correct Answer :   while he fell


Scarcely and when comes in a pair and you have to use them in different places in a sentence to make them work. So, in this sentence, replace 'while' with 'when', e.g., Tony had scarcely finished painting when he fell a sleep.

A)
Each of the teachers
B)
have
C)
been given
D)
an award and a cake.

Correct Answer :   have


Don't let the word 'teachers' confuse you. The subject in this sentence is each, and each is always singular, so replace 'have' with 'has' e.g., each of the teachers has been given an award and a cake.

A)
More students than one
B)
has
C)
been shortlisted
D)
for the scholarship

Correct Answer :   has


When more is followed by a plural noun, e.g., more + plural noun + than one, the verb will be plural. So, replace 'has' with 'have'.

A)
Children must make
B)
a resolution of giving up at least
C)
one of the bad habi
D)
such as biting nails, getting up late, eating fast-food, etc.

Correct Answer :   one of the bad habi


'At least one of the bad habit' refers to one bad habit out of many bad habits. So, replace 'habit' with 'habits' in the sentence.

A)
the
B)
plants are dry
C)
for
D)
the lack of water

Correct Answer :   the lack of water

A)
the house
B)
has been
C)
built
D)
in 2012

Correct Answer :   has been

A)
Ram was
B)
senior to
C)
Sam in college
D)
No Error

Correct Answer :   No Error

A)
girls usually
B)
are taking
C)
more time
D)
for dressings

Correct Answer :   are taking