Common Error Detection - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

1

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Mr.Praful Patel / is not attending his office / for the last one month.

A) Mr.Praful Patel B) is not attending his office C) for the last one month D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

has not been attending his office

2

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He couldn't but help / shedding tears at the plight of the villagers / rendered homeless by a devastating cyclone.

A) He couldn't but help B) shedding tears at the plight of the villagers C) rendered homeless by a devastating cyclone D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

He couldn't help

3

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He will certainly help you / if you will ask him / in a pleasant manner.

A) He will certainly help you B) if you will ask him C) in a pleasant manner D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

if you ask him

4

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The brand propositon now therefore had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is more effective / because it penetrates deepdown (beinglight and non-sticky) and works from within / (because of its ayurvedic ingredients) to keep skin blemish, free and helps cope with cuts nicks, burns and nappy rash.

A) The brand propositon now therefore had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is more effective B) because it penetrates deepdown (beinglight and non-sticky) and works from within C) (because of its ayurvedic ingredients) to keep skin blemish, free and helps cope with cuts nicks, burns and nappy rash D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The brand proposition now therefore is

5

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Will you please buy / some jaggery for me / if you go to the market?

A) Will you please buy B) some jaggery for me C) if you go to the market? D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

The correct answer is D: No error.

Let's break down why the sentence is grammatically correct:

* Option A: "Will you please buy" - This is a perfectly acceptable and polite way to start a request or question.

* Option B: "some jaggery for me" - "Jaggery" is an uncountable noun, and "some" is used correctly to indicate an unspecified quantity. The phrase "for me" correctly indicates who the jaggery is intended for.

* Option C: "if you go to the market?" - This is a conditional clause. "If" correctly introduces the condition (going to the market). The question mark appropriately ends the sentence since the main clause is a question ("Will you please buy...").

Therefore, there are no grammatical errors in the sentence.

6

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Most of the members at the meeting felt / that the group appointed for investigating the case / were not competent to do the job efficiently.

A) Most of the members at the meeting felt B) that the group appointed for investigating the case C) were not competent to do the job efficiently D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

was not competent to do the job efficiently

7

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In these days of inflation / a ten rupee's note will not buy you / even an ordinary meal.

A) In these days of inflation B) a ten rupee's note will not buy you C) even an ordinary meal D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

a ten rupee note will not buy you

8

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He persisted / to do it / in spite of my advice.

A) He persisted B) to do it C) in spite of my advice D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

in doing it

9

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The long-awaited moment at last came, / and we set out for the station / as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since.

A) The long-awaited moment at last came, B) and we set out for the station C) as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

as merry a band of children as I have ever seen since or before

10

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Our conception of / what should a science of mental life be / has changed considerably since James' time.

A) Our conception of B) what should a science of mental life be C) has changed considerably since James' time D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

what a science of mental life should be