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English grammar error spotting English language language skills

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This document contains a collection of spotting errors exercises. It presents a series of sentences with grammatical errors for practice, emphasizing the importance of accuracy in written English.

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Spotting Errors 6. The guards in the colony always keep an eye in things going on around. 1. Why didn’t you submitted your project on 1. The guards in the colony time?...

Spotting Errors 6. The guards in the colony always keep an eye in things going on around. 1. Why didn’t you submitted your project on 1. The guards in the colony time? 2. going on around 1. you submitted 3. an eye in things 2. Why didn’t 4. always keep 3. on time 4. your project 2. Electric heaters were providing to all the 7. Most hotels / offer for their guests / officers at the guest house. complimentary breakfast / during their 1. were providing stay there. 2. at the guest house 1. during their stay there 3. Electric heaters 2. offer for their guests 4. to all the officers 3. Most hotels 4. complimentary breakfast 3. Einstein’s school teachers thought he would never success in life. 1. thought he would 8. Public speaking / is one of / the most 2. never success feared form / of communication. 3. in life 1. the most feared form Einstein’s school teachers 2. Public speaking 3. of communication 4. is one of 4. The project is / tough and I / can't be able to / complete it by Monday. 1. The project is 9. I'm sorry, sir. / How many is / the fine for / 2. tough and I returning the books late? 3. complete it by Monday 1. How many is 4. can't be able to 2. the fine for 3. 3I’m sorry, sir 4. returning the books late 5. Participating in the Republic Day Parade are considered an honour by many people. 10. All our / furnitures were / spoiled in the 1. by many people recent / rains and floods. 2. are considered an honour 1. rains and floods 3. the Republic Day Parade 2. All our 4. Participating in 3. spoiled in the recent 4. furnitures were 1. very good batsmen 2. we couldn’t be able to 3. Although we had 11. The sports day events / will be 4. score high conducted / from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. / on Saturday. 1. The sports day events 17. The manager said that Rahul does not 2. will be conducted wants to go to Mumbai for the new 3. on Saturday project. 4. from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. 1. to go to 12. Despite of being a close friend he did 2. for the new project not help me in any way. 3. does not wants 1. Despite of being 4. said that 2. a close friend 18. Please refrain to going out without a 3. he did not help me face mask. 4. in any way 1. going out 13. The police arrested / two young men, 2. without a but / neither of them were / responsible 3. face mask for the robbery. 4. Please refrain to 1. two young men, but 19. It would be / more better if / she sang / 2. for the robbery with an orchestra. 3. The police arrested 1. more better if 4. neither of them were 2. It would be 14. Every participant gave so outstanding 3. with an orchestra performance that it became difficult to 4. she sang choose the winner. 20. She had resign / from the / post before / 1. Every participant gave he apologised. 2. so outstanding performance 1. he apologised 3. that it became difficult 2. post before 4. to choose the winner 3. She had resign 15. I am going / to home / soon after the / 4. from the programme gets over. 21. There is many ways / to make / a 1. to home stranger feel / welcome in the 2. soon after the community. 3. I am going 1. welcome in the community 4. programme gets over 2. a stranger feel 16. Although we had / very good batsmen, / 3. to make we couldn’t be able to / score high. 4. There is many ways 22. Elina is / travelling / since / yesterday. 2. that no one 1. yesterday 3. will believing him 2. Elina is 4. He is such 3. since 29. Going to the weekly market / in every 4. travelling Tuesday / is a ritual that has been 23. Ronaldo is / a famous / player of / the followed / by generations in my family. football. 1. Going to the weekly market 1. a famous 2. by generations in my family 2. Ronaldo is 3. is a ritual that has been followed 3. player of 4. in every Tuesday 4. the football 30. When you have worked out this sum, 24. I am not sure / if the red car / in the you may went out to play. parking slot / is your. 1. When you have worked out 1. if the red car 2. you may 2. in the parking slot 3. went out to play 3. is your 4. this sum 4. I am not sure 31. Though you may not be able to conquer, 25. The birds flew / fastly above / as we I exhort you to fought bravely to the last. stood / on our terrace. 1. I exhort you 1. The birds flew 2. to fought bravely to the last 2. on our terrace 3. Though you may not be 3. fastly above 4. able to conquer 4. as we stood 32. After he had / ate that lobster,/ he 26. Whenever he is / on a holiday, / he began to / feel sick. travels by foot / to the temple nearby. 1. feel sick 1. he travels by foot 2. After he had 2. on a holiday 3. ate that lobster 3. to the temple nearby 4. he began to 4. Whenever he is 33. You and I / am going / to make / a great 27. The notice / that the office / posted over team. the wall / is very appropriate. 1. a great team 1. is very appropriate 2. am going 2. The notice 3. You and I 3. that the office 4. to make 4. posted over the wal 34. The mother loving looked / at her baby / 28. He is such an untruthful man, that no as the nurse / brought her in. one will believing him. 1. at her baby 1. an untruthful man, 2. The mother loving looked 3. as the nurse 2. No error 4. brought her in 3. The recent discoveries 35. Me and my friends / often go / to the 4. about possible applications. cinema / together. 41. No doubt, human minds are good on 1. together predicting the worst. 2. Me and my friends 1. No error 3. to the cinema 2. No doubt, human minds 4. often go 3. predicting the worst. 36. The careful crafted personality / of 4. are good on Anahita / did not help her much / in the 42. Plastic debris in the ocean can become electoral campaign. coated with algae and other marine 1. of Anahita microbes that produces a chemical 2. did not help her much scent. 3. in the electoral campaign 1. coated with algae and other 4. The careful crafted personality 2. marine microbes that produces a 37. As long as there was corruption in India, chemical scent. there can be no progress. 3. Plastic debris in the ocean can become 1. there was corruption 4. No error 2. there can be no progress 43. When we cook garlic, the sulphide 3. in India molecules raise into the air and fill the 4. As long as room with their pleasing aroma. 38. All the young boys and girls / in the 1. When we cook garlic, the sulphide family / will try his luck / in the card 2. molecules raise into the air games tonight. 3. No error 1. in the family 4. and fill the room with their pleasing 2. will try his luck aroma. 3. All the young boys and girls 44. This was no strange sight / to the boy by 4. in the card games tonight that time, / for he had neither gun or 39. The students / and the teachers / spear. worked hardly / to make the event a 1. No error success. 2. for he had neither gun or spear. 1. worked hardly 3. to the boy by that time, 2. to make the event a success 4. This was no strange sight 3. The students 45. Smart phone age has lead to 4. and their teachers substantial deterioration in both 40. The recent discoveries have risen hopes duration and quality of sleep. about possible applications. 1. Smart phone age has lead 1. have risen hopes 2. both duration and quality of sleep. 3. to substantial deterioration in 1. No error 4. No error 2. technology can lead to a 46. The five first girls will get the discount 2. loss of child development opportunities. on our merchandise. 3. There is evidence that much too 1. The five first girls 52. Balloons filled with helium travel 2. No error hundreds or even thousands of mile. 3. will get the discount 1. Balloons filled with helium 4. on our merchandise. 2. travel hundreds or 47. Every of the two girls will get the reward. 3. No error 1. No error 4. even thousands of mile. 2. girls will get 53. That will truly / been a milestone to / 3. the reward. celebrate. 4. Every of the two 1. No error 48. A key institution is the judiciary, 2. celebrate. especially the Supreme Court, with a 3. been a milestone to widely remit and a wise legacy. 4. That will truly 1. a widely remit and a wise legacy. 54. Bacteria are single-celled organisms 2. especially the Supreme Court, with that can reproduce on its own. 3. A key institution is the judiciary, 1. organisms that can 4. No error 2. No error 49. The objective was to / dispose off a 3. Bacteria are single-celled cargo of cotton which/ I had brought 4. reproduce on its own. from Mumbai port. 55. Personal care products can also been 1. The objective was to made from agricultural ingredients, such 2. I had brought from Mumbai port. as flower or fruit extracts and oils. 3. dispose off a cargo of cotton which 1. such as flower or fruit extracts and oils. 4. No error 2. Personal care products can 50. The inflow of foreign portfolio funds into 3. No error Indian equities have pushed up price- 4. also been made from agricultural earning multiples and valuation. ingredients, 1. up price-earning multiples and 56. And so for the sakes / of his son he valuation. remained, / absolutely calm. 2. The inflow of foreign portfolio funds 1. absolutely calm 3. No error 2. No error 4. into Indian equities have pushed 3. of his son he remained, 51. There is evidence that much too 4. And so for the sakes technology can lead to a loss of child development opportunities. 57. Such was the education / of the 1. that he slammed the book Spartans with regard to / one of the 2. that angry greatest of there kings. 3. He was 1. No error 4. on the table 2. one of the greatest of there kings. 64. Laisha should holding / a meeting in the 3. Such was the education / Prem Auditorium / tomorrow evening. 4. of the Spartans with regard to 1. Laisha should holding 58. That was a good / conversation, I look 2. Prem Auditorium forward / to meet you. 3. a meeting in the 1. That was a good 4. tomorrow evening 2. to meet you. 65. I am / walking in the / Cross Road 3. conversation, I look forward Garden / since morning. 4. No error 1. Cross Road Garden 59. In course by time, / he was wise enough 2. since morning to realise / the mistakes of his past life. 3. walking in the 1. In course by time, 4. I am 2. he was wise enough to realise 66. A lot of adulterants / are chemicals that 3. the mistakes of his past life. can lead / to an range of health problems 4. No error / in both children and adults. 60. Have you ever / wondered / where does 1. A lot of adulterants / oysters come from? 2. are chemical that can lead 1. wondered 3. in both children and adult. 2. oysters come from? 4. to a range of health problems 3. where does 67. Suman has bought a black and a white 4. Have you ever shawl to wear with her new dress. 61. Poonam usually sits / in a first row in the 1. to wear with / weekend conference / hall every week. 2. her new dress. 1. in a first row in the 3. a black and a white shawl 2. hall every week 4. Suman has bought 3. weekend conference 68. The investigation conducting by the 4. Poonam usually sits research team / yielded statistically 62. The rich / should / help / poor. significant results / providing substantial 1. help evidence / to support the hypothesis. 2. should 1. to support the hypothesis. 3. poor 2. yielded statistically significant results 4. The rich 3. providing substantial evidence 63. He was that angry that he slammed the 4. The investigation conducting by the book on the table. research team 69. It was Ravi, not his friends, / who were 4. The English shouting / at late hours last night. 75. The soldier met a fearless death fighting 1. It was Ravi, not his friends, on behalf at his country. 2. No error 1. The soldier met 3. who were shouting 2. a fearless death 4. at late hours last night 3. No error 70. The government has been accused in 4. fighting on behalf at his country not doing enough to combat climate 76. The man / is a / social animal. change. 1. social animal 1. climate change. 2. The man 2. accused in 3. No error 3. The government 4. is a 4. enough to combat 77. The poor undergoes several problems in 71. The food container / is not enough big to life that can be solved with money. meet / the demands of the affected 1. that can be people. 2. several problems in life 1. No error 3. The poor undergoes 2. is not enough big to meet 4. solved with money 3. The food container 78. The news is very good to be true. 4. the demands of the affected people. 1. to be true 72. By virtue off the power given to the 2. very good leader, the followers accepted his 3. The news decision. 4. is 1. No error 79. Hurray! Here is the toy / what I was 2. By virtue off looking for / as my birthday gift. 3. the power given to the leader 1. Hurray! Here is the toy 4. the followers accepted his decision 2. No error 73. With reference of your letter, the 3. what I was looking for organisation wishes to hire you for the 4. as my birthday gift. security services. 80. They were laid / in the sun / the entire 1. With reference of your letter morning / till Sudharshan came. 2. for the security services 1. till Sudharshan came 3. the organisation wishes to hire you 2. They were laid 4. No error 3. the entire morning 74. The English / often / fought / French. 4. in the sun 1. French 81. Besides the banyan tree / is the path / 2. often that leads to the forest. 3. fought 1. Besides the banyan tree 2. is the path 3. your surroundings 3. No error 4. Discuss how 4. that leads to the forest 88. I remember to meet her at a conference 82. The backbone in the human body is also in Delhi last year. called as the vertebral column. 1. 1 remember 1. in the human body 2. at a conference 2. The backbone 3. in Delhi last year 3. as the vertebral column 4. to meet her 4. is also called 89. The little boy / hurted himself / when he 83. It is difficult to say / which of the / two fell off / his bicycle. girls in that house / is the eldest? 1. his bicycle 1. which of the 2. hurted himself 2. two girls in that house 3. when he fell off 3. is the eldest 4. The little boy 4. It is difficult to say 90. There is a few water in the bowl on the 84. This is one of the best books that has table. been published this year. 1. There is 1. that has been published 2. in the bowl 2. This is 3. on the table 3. this year 4. a few water 4. one of the best books 91. I am getting used to drive on the busy 85. The officer made me to type the letter roads of the crowded city. again. 1. the crowded city 1. to type 2. drive on 2. T he officer 3. getting used to 3. the letter again 4. 1 am 4. made me 92. Thousands of people have died off / the 86. Neither the reporters nor the editor deadly Corona / virus in the world. were satisfied by the attitude of the 1. Thousands of people publishers of the newspaper. 2. have died off 1. Neither the reporters 3. virus in the world 2. were satisfied 4. the deadly Corona 3. by the attitude 93. A pack of wolves / were chasing / the 4. of the publishers deer / in the forest. 87. Discuss how will you keep your 1. the deer surroundings clean and hygienic. 2. A pack of wolves 1. will you keep 3. were chasing 2. clean and hygienic 4. in the forest 94. Suman told me that she didn’t know 4. to reach your destination how to operates her net banking 100. From all perspectives, the current account. situation is an unprecedented and 1. how to unfortunate ones for the country. 2. she didn’t know 1. the current situation 3. told me 2. is an unprecedented and 4. operates 3. From all perspectives 95. These girls have been living in this flat 4. unfortunate ones for the country since five years. 101. No sooner had the lockdown been 1. have been living announced when people began to do 2. These girls panic shopping. 3. in this flat 1. No sooner had 4. since five years 2. to do panic shopping 96. I expect each students present here to 3. when people began listen carefully to the instructions I’m 4. the lockdown been announced giving. 102. As the experience of many countries 1. to listen carefully has shown, prevention is better than to 2. I expect cure. 3. I’m giving 1. has shown, prevention is 4. each students 2. As the experience 97. The Konark temple / is dedicated / from 3. better than to cure the / Sun god. 4. of many countries 1. Sun god 103. If Ajit had looked in the garage, he 2. is dedicated would had found the ladder there. 3. The Konark temple 1. the ladder there 4. from the 2. he would had found 98. As there were only one cab available 3. If Ajit had looked and there was surge pricing, we decided 4. in the garage to share it. 104. Thomas could not prevent his son to 1. only one cab available go to his friend’s house before 2. As there were completing his homework. 3. we decided to share it 1. Thomas could not 4. and there was surge pricing 2. completing his homework 99. If you walk fastly, you can manage to 3. to his friend’s house before reach your destination in forty minutes. 4. prevent his son to go 1. If you walk fastly 2. you can manage 3. in forty minutes 105. Several stone pillars were erected by 12.1 the reign of Ashoka. 13.4 1. were erected 14.2 2. of Ashoka 15.1 3. by the reign 16.2 4. Several stone pillars 17.3 106. You needn’t tell to me what to do in 18.4 such a situation. 19.1 1. such a situation 20.3 2. to do in 21.4 3. to me what 22.2 4. You needn’t tell 23.4 107. The higher you go, the coolest it is. 24.3 1. you go 25.3 2. the coolest 26.1 3. it is 27.4 4. The higher 28.3 108. Instead of watching television or 29.4 playing video games, children should be 30.3 encouraged reading books. 31.2 1. reading books 32.3 2. children should be encouraged 33.2 3. or playing video games 34.2 4. Instead of watching television 35.2 36.4 37.1 SPOTTING ERROR 38.2 1.1 39.1 2.1 40.1 3.2 41.4 4.4 42.2 5.2 43.2 6.3 44.2 7.2 45.1 8.1 46.1 9.1 47.4 10.4 48.1 11.4 49.3 50.4 88.4 51.4 89.2 52.4 90.4 53.3 91.2 54.4 92.2 55.4 93.3 56.4 94.4 57.2 95.4 58.2 96.4 59.1 97.4 60.3 98.2 61.1 99.1 62.3 100.4 63.2 101.3 64.1 102.3 65.4 103.2 66.4 104.4 67.3 105.3 68.4 106.3 69.3 107.2 70.2 108.1 71.2 72.2 73.1 74.1 75.4 76.2 77.3 78.2 79.3 80.2 81.1 82.3 83.3 84.1 85.1 86.2 87.1

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