Common Error Detection - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

11

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
A lot of money / is wasted in / the duplication of work / in any organisation.

A) A lot of money B) is wasted in C) the duplication of work D) in any organisation E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

is wasted on

12

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We decided not tell to / the patient about / the disease he was / suffering from.

A) We decided not tell to B) the patient about C) the disease he was D) suffering from E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

We decided not to tell

13

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When I / last see him / he was / in Calcutta.

A) When I B) last see him C) he was D) in Calcutta E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

last saw him

14

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The interviewer asked the actress / how could she / manage to attain fame / in a short period.

A) The interviewer asked the actress B) how could she C) manage to attain fame D) in a short period E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

how she could

15

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I cannot / make from / what you are saying / about him.

A) I cannot B) make from C) what you are saying D) about him E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

make out

16

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He has a scheme / of his own which he thinks / more preferable to / that of any other person.

A) He has a scheme B) of his own which he thinks C) more preferable to D) that of any other person E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

preferable to

17

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Looking forward / to seeing / you / soon.

A) Looking forward B) to seeing C) you D) soon E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

Solution:

The sentence "Looking forward to seeing you soon." is grammatically correct. It is a common phrase used to express anticipation or expectation of meeting someone in the near future. There are no errors in this sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option E: No error.

18

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The historian / has been working / on the project / from last 12 years.

A) The historian B) has been working C) on the project D) from last 12 years E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

for the last 12 years

19

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
You should inform / your superiors about / all those events which are / directly related to your work.

A) You should inform B) your superiors about C) all those events which are D) directly related to your work E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

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20

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We now look forward for / some great achievements / which to some extent / can restore the country's prestige once again.

A) We now look forward for B) some great achievements C) which to some extent D) can restore the country's prestige once again E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

We now look forward to