Quiz- Spotting errors
Directions (1 - 10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence
should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically
correct? If the sentence is correct, mark (5) ie No correction required, as the
answer.
1. Please take out your shoes and put out the light.
(1) take out your shoes and switch
off the light
(2) take out your shoes and put on
the light
(3) take off your shoes and put
out the light
(4) put off your shoes and switch
off the light
(5) No correction required.
2. On account of she
lacked a sense of responsibility I confiscated
the keys.
(1) On account that her (2) On
account she
(3) On account that she (4)
Because she
(5) No correction required
3. We are constantly surrounding of sounds and noise .
(1) constantly surrounding about
sounds
(2) constantly surrounding by
sounds
(3) constantly surrounded by
sounds
(4) constantly surrounding with
(5) No correction required
4. I leave in hurry because it was getting dark.
(1) left with hurry (2) leave with
hurry
(3) leave and hurry (4) hurriedly left
(5) No correction required
5. Sachin is the older of the two sons.
(1) is older than (2) will be
older of
(3) is elder than (4) is the elder
of
(5) No correction required
6. I cannot dance the music like I did before the accident.
(1) dancing (2) dance for the
music
(3) dance by the music (4) dance
to the music
(5) No correction required
7. When the child is being bored and not occupied is also
mischievous.
(1) has boredom and no occupation
he (2) was bored and not occupied he
(3) is bored and unoccupied that
he (4) is bored and unoccupied he
(5) No correction required
8. America has announced plans to shut up recruitment
agencies.
(1) will announced plans to shut
up (2) announced plans to shut off
(3) has announced plans to shut
down (4) has announced plans of shut down
(5) No correction required
9. It took years for realising what was going on.
(1) took years for realization (2)
takes years for realizing
(3) took years after realising (4)
took years before I realised
(5) No correction required
10. Being forewarned
on the lack of transport I
hired a cycle.
(1) I was forewarned on (2) On
being forewarned on
(3) Being forewarned about (4)
Being warned before
(5) No correction required
Answers:
1-3;
2-4;
3-3;
4-4;
5-4;
6-4;
7-4;
8-3;
9-4;
10-3;
