English Exam Help - Spotting Error Questions with Solutions, Explanation

1.    Heavy rain (1)/ prevented us (2)/ to go to the cinema. (3) / No Error.(4)

2.    If the majority of the individuals in a State (1) / prosper (2) / the State itself would prosper. (3)/ No Error.(4)

3.    If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations (1)/ they will be stopped, ticketed (2)/ and have to pay a fine. (3)/ No Error .(4)

4.    Beside food, (a)/the pilgrims carried (b) / some medicines . (c) / No error (d)

5.    Adults suffering chicken pox (a)/can develop (b) / all kinds of complication (c) / No error (d)

6.    The well -  known pianist (a) / had to practice for several hoursa day (b)/ even after he rose to fame. (c) / No error (d)

7.    Mrs. Pratap , being a good teacher /(a) she is selected / (b) for the National Award / (c)No error/ (d)

8.    We have to / (a) insure that members /(b) fulfill the requirements. (c) No error/ (d)

9.    No sooner did the teacher / (a) enter the class / (b) when the students stood up. / (c) No error/ (d)

10.  The type of qualities you acquire / (a) depend upon your company / (b) and so you associate yourselves with simple and good natured people. / (c) No error/ (d)

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS: 

1.    (3)

Explanation: ‘To go to the cinema’ should be replaced with ‘from going to the cinema’. The word ‘prevent’ is followed by preposition ‘from’

The structure will be:

Subject + Prevent/ed + from + Present Participle

He prevented me from fighting.

2.    (4) No error

3.    (3)

Explanation: ‘And have to pay a fine’ should be replaced with ‘and will be fined’ because the sense of sentence is in Passive Voice.

4.    (1)

Explanation: Change beside into besides means in addition to.

5.    (1)

Explanation: Insert from after suffering is followed by preposition from.

6.    (2)

Explanation: change practice into practise. Practise is a verb

7.    (2)

Explanation:  Change is selected into has been selected. It should be a passive voice.

8.    (2)

Explanation: Change insure into ensure. Ensure means to make certain or definitely true to oneself

9.    (3)

Explanation: Change When into than. No sooner is followed by than.

10.  (1)

Explanation: Omit type of . Qualities itself attribute the specific features.