MCQs on Spotting the Error

[Set - 4]

Directions: In each of the following sentences, there is an error in one of the parts (A), (B), (C), or (D). You have to identify the part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, mark the answer as (D) No error.

1. (A) The team has been working/ (B) on this project since/ (C) the past two months./ (D) No error.

A) The team has been working
B) on this project since
C) the past two months.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) the past two months.
Explanation: The correct phrase is “for the past two months” instead of “since the past two months.” The correct sentence is “The team has been working on this project for the past two months.”

2. (A) The manager told the staff/ (B) that the meeting is scheduled/ (C) for next Tuesday at 10 a.m./ (D) No error.

A) The manager told the staff
B) that the meeting is scheduled
C) for next Tuesday at 10 a.m.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) that the meeting is scheduled
Explanation: The correct tense should be “was scheduled” instead of “is scheduled” because the verb “told” is in the past tense. The correct sentence is “The manager told the staff that the meeting was scheduled for next Tuesday at 10 a.m.”

3. (A) She is the only one/ (B) of the employees who/ (C) have been promoted this year./ (D) No error.

A) She is the only one
B) of the employees who
C) have been promoted this year.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) have been promoted this year.
Explanation: The correct verb should be “has” instead of “have” because the subject “one” is singular. The correct sentence is “She is the only one of the employees who has been promoted this year.”

4. (A) The report highlights how/ (B) the company's profit margins/ (C) have grown in the last few quarters./ (D) No error.

A) The report highlights how
B) the company’s profit margins
C) have grown in the last few quarters.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

5. (A) She insisted on/ (B) speaking to the manager/ (C) as she has a serious complaint./ (D) No error.

A) She insisted on
B) speaking to the manager
C) as she has a serious complaint.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) as she has a serious complaint.
Explanation: The correct tense should be “had” instead of “has” because the main verb “insisted” is in the past tense. The correct sentence is “She insisted on speaking to the manager as she had a serious complaint.”

6. (A) He tried to explain/ (B) me the reasons behind his decision,/ (C) but I couldn't understand./ (D) No error.

A) He tried to explain
B) me the reasons behind his decision,
C) but I couldn’t understand.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) me the reasons behind his decision,
Explanation: The correct form should be “explain to me” instead of “explain me.” The correct sentence is “He tried to explain to me the reasons behind his decision, but I couldn’t understand.”

7. (A) The principal advised the students/ (B) to submit their assignments/ (C) on or before the due date./ (D) No error.

A) The principal advised the students
B) to submit their assignments
C) on or before the due date.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

8. (A) The factory workers are required/ (B) to wear protective gear/ (C) at all the time while working./ (D) No error.

A) The factory workers are required
B) to wear protective gear
C) at all the time while working.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) at all the time while working.
Explanation: The correct phrase should be “at all times” instead of “at all the time.” The correct sentence is “The factory workers are required to wear protective gear at all times while working.”

9. (A) She is one of those/ (B) who enjoys traveling/ (C) to different countries every year./ (D) No error.

A) She is one of those
B) who enjoys traveling
C) to different countries every year.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) who enjoys traveling
Explanation: The correct verb should be “enjoy” instead of “enjoys” because the subject is “those,” which is plural. The correct sentence is “She is one of those who enjoy traveling to different countries every year.”

10. (A) If I will have known/ (B) about the changes earlier,/ (C) I would have made preparations./ (D) No error.

A) If I will have known
B) about the changes earlier,
C) I would have made preparations.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) If I will have known
Explanation: The correct conditional form should be “If I had known” instead of “If I will have known.” The correct sentence is “If I had known about the changes earlier, I would have made preparations.”

11. (A) The proposal is subject/ (B) to approval by the board/ (C) which is meeting tomorrow./ (D) No error.

A) The proposal is subject
B) to approval by the board
C) which is meeting tomorrow.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

12. (A) By the end of the year,/ (B) the company expects to have/ (C) doubled its revenue than last year./ (D) No error.

A) By the end of the year,
B) the company expects to have
C) doubled its revenue than last year.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) doubled its revenue than last year.
Explanation: The correct phrase should be “doubled its revenue from last year” instead of “than last year.” The correct sentence is “By the end of the year, the company expects to have doubled its revenue from last year.”

13. (A) He demanded for an explanation/ (B) regarding the delay in the shipment/ (C) but didn't receive a satisfactory reply./ (D) No error.

A) He demanded for an explanation
B) regarding the delay in the shipment
C) but didn’t receive a satisfactory reply.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) He demanded for an explanation
Explanation: The correct phrase is “demanded an explanation” without “for.” The correct sentence is “He demanded an explanation regarding the delay in the shipment but didn’t receive a satisfactory reply.”

14. (A) Had she studied harder,/ (B) she would pass the exam/ (C) with flying colors./ (D) No error.

A) Had she studied harder,
B) she would pass the exam
C) with flying colors.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) she would pass the exam
Explanation: The correct verb should be “would have passed” instead of “would pass” because the sentence is in the third conditional. The correct sentence is “Had she studied harder, she would have passed the exam with flying colors.”

15. (A) The project has been delayed/ (B) due to unforeseen circumstances/ (C) that none of the team members anticipated./ (D) No error.

A) The project has been delayed
B) due to unforeseen circumstances
C) that none of the team members anticipated.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

16. (A) The students were asked/ (B) to submit their projects/ (C) before they will leave for vacation./ (D) No error.

A) The students were asked
B) to submit their projects
C) before they will leave for vacation.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) before they will leave for vacation.
Explanation: The future tense “will leave” should be replaced with “left” to match the tense of the sentence. The correct sentence is “The students were asked to submit their projects before they left for vacation.”

17. (A) The manager, as well as the employees,/ (B) are happy with the/ (C) recent changes in the company policy./ (D) No error.

A) The manager, as well as the employees,
B) are happy with the
C) recent changes in the company policy.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) are happy with the
Explanation: The correct verb should be “is” instead of “are” because “the manager” is the main subject, and it is singular. The correct sentence is “The manager, as well as the employees, is happy with the recent changes in the company policy.”

18. (A) I have seen her/ (B) in the office yesterday/ (C) but she didn’t notice me./ (D) No error.

A) I have seen her
B) in the office yesterday
C) but she didn’t notice me.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) I have seen her
Explanation: The past tense “saw” should be used instead of “have seen” when referring to a specific point in the past like “yesterday.” The correct sentence is “I saw her in the office yesterday, but she didn’t notice me.”

19. (A) She is neither intelligent/ (B) or hardworking,/ (C) so she often struggles with her work./ (D) No error.

A) She is neither intelligent
B) or hardworking,
C) so she often struggles with her work.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) or hardworking,
Explanation: The correct conjunction should be “nor” instead of “or” to pair with “neither.” The correct sentence is “She is neither intelligent nor hardworking, so she often struggles with her work.”

20. (A) Every student and teacher/ (B) have contributed to making/ (C) this event a success./ (D) No error.

A) Every student and teacher
B) have contributed to making
C) this event a success.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) have contributed to making
Explanation: The correct verb should be “has” instead of “have” because “Every student and teacher” is considered singular. The correct sentence is “Every student and teacher has contributed to making this event a success.”

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