In this test, I am going to split a sentence into four parts and you have to detect the part that contains an error. So, let's begin the first test!!!!!!
#1
(a) The aircraft was overloaded
(b) there was something wrong of
(c) the battery and the engine
(d) was making a queer noise.
#2
(a) I warned him
(b) for the danger
(c) he was going to face
(d) during the hiking
#3
(a) Ordinarily, when in difficulty
(b) Renuka prefers keeping her counsel
(c) than running about
(d) taking advice
#4
(a) Sheila advised to
(b) her child not to play
(c) with the ball
(d) on the road
#5
(a) Basu was trying to pass
(b) through the gap
(c) on the fence when he
(d) tore his shirt
#6
(a) I have been teaching in this school
(b) since several years
(c) but have never met
(d) such a hopeless class as this
#7
(a) It is easy to see that
(b) a lawyer's demeanour in court
(c) may be prejudicial against the
(d) interest of his clients
#8
(a) The reason we have not been able to
(b) pay income tax is due to the fact
(c) that we did not receive
(d) pay on time
#9
(a) The policeman fired
(b) all the students when
(c) they were attacked
(d) by some of them
#10
(a) He was not promoted
(b) to the rank of colonel
(c) till for few months
(d) of his resignation
#11
(a) All the players
(b) except Sam
(c) were present
(d) on the field
#12
(a) Despite of good monsoon
(b) this year, the production of
(c) food grain in the
(d) country did not go up
#13
(a) Yesterday while crossing
(b) the road he was
(c) ran out by
(d) a fast moving car
#14
(a) The girl wrote an essay
(b) so well that the
(c) teacher was exceedingly
(d) pleased at her
#15
(a) He tried to open
(b) the cane by a
(c) cane opener
(d) but could not
Answer Key
1. b; with should be used instead of of.
2. b; of should be used instead of for.
3. c; to should be used instead of than.
4. a; to should be removed.
5. c; in should be used instead of on.
6. b; for should be used instead of since.
7. c; to should be used instead of against.
8. b; due to will not be used because reason is already written in the sentence.
9. a; at will be used after fired.
10. c; till will not be used in the sentence.
11. d; in should be used instead of on.
12. a; of will be removed because of is not used with despite.
13. c; ran over is the correct phrase.
14. d; pleased with is the correct phrase.
15. b; with should be used instead of by.
