Spotting Errors

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The sceneries of / Kashmir are very / charming and attract / thousands of tourists every year.

Correct Answer: Option A (The sceneries of). The error is in part A. 'Scenery' is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural form ('sceneries'). It should be 'The scenery of'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: He did not go / to the hospital yesterday, / and neither did / his brother went.

Correct Answer: Option D (his brother went.). The error is in part D. After 'did', the base form of the verb (V1) must be used. It should be 'his brother go' instead of 'went'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The police has / arrested the suspect / and seized all / the stolen jewelry.

Correct Answer: Option A (The police has). The error is in part A. 'Police' is a collective noun that takes a plural verb. It should be 'The police have' instead of 'The police has'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: I have been / living in this city / since the last / ten years.

Correct Answer: Option C (since the last). The error is in part C. For a period or duration of time (ten years), 'for' should be used instead of 'since'. It should be 'for the last ten years'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: She is the / most smartest girl / in our class and / always gets top grades.

Correct Answer: Option B (most smartest girl). The error is in part B. 'Smartest' is already a superlative adjective. Using 'most' before it creates a double superlative, which is grammatically incorrect. It should be 'the smartest girl'.

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Directions & CaseletDirections: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the part with the error. (Assume there is no punctuation error).

English Section: Finding Mistakes (50 Questions)

Q21

Find the error in the sentence:
The sceneries of / Kashmir are very / charming and attract / thousands of tourists every year.

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Q22

Find the error in the sentence:
He did not go / to the hospital yesterday, / and neither did / his brother went.

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Q23

Find the error in the sentence:
The police has / arrested the suspect / and seized all / the stolen jewelry.

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Q24

Find the error in the sentence:
I have been / living in this city / since the last / ten years.

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Q25

Find the error in the sentence:
She is the / most smartest girl / in our class and / always gets top grades.

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Spotting Errors

Find the error in the sentence:
The sceneries of / Kashmir are very / charming and attract / thousands of tourists every year.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
He did not go / to the hospital yesterday, / and neither did / his brother went.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
The police has / arrested the suspect / and seized all / the stolen jewelry.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
I have been / living in this city / since the last / ten years.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
She is the / most smartest girl / in our class and / always gets top grades.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas