English Spot the Error MCQs

Spot the Error English MCQs Questions for Competitive Exams. Important questions selected from previous papers for online practice.

Spot the Error

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error f rom the given options.
The Dussehra celebrations / in Mysore / this year / are grandest than / in any other part / of the state.

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The woodcutter felled / some trees / with hardly / many effort at all.

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
While astrology has/ a long history / it is generally/ considered pseudoscience.

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Parts of the given sentence have been underlined. One of the parts may contain an error. Select the option that rectifies the error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Those players who chose not to play in the league were banned from playing in an World Cup.

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
She has been speaking/ four languages / very fluent / since childhood.

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Salman finishes the work / within hour but he / delays it if not / accompanying by Rohit. 

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The followingsentence has beensplit intofour segments. Identifythe segment that contains a
grammatical error.
I’m sure that time / changes things, but it / didn’t change anything/ unlike my perception of you.

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling error.
He wrote his dairy / in code / so that nobody / could understand it.

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.

10 / 10

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The sea has become / an cheap dumping ground / for all kinds / of waste products.

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Spot the Error MCQs for Competitive Exams

  • This type of question assesses your command of grammar, usage, and sentence structure.
  • It typically involves a sentence divided into parts (usually four), one of which contains an error.
  • Your task is to identify and mark the part with the error, or “No error” if the entire sentence is correct.

MCQ Examples:

  1. The manager appreciate (a), the hard work (b) of his employees (c), and promise (d) a bonus.
    • Error: d (“promises” as the verb is present continuous, requiring “promising”)
  2. Neither (a) him (b) nor (c) I (d) knew the answer.
    • Error: c (“I” should be “me” since “neither” implies two singular nouns)
  3. It was raining (a) heavily (b) when we left (c) the house (d).
    • Error: a (use “was raining heavily” as a single adverbial phrase)
  4. She told (a) me a story (b) which I had never heard before (c).
    • Error: c (add comma after “story”)
  5. The book is written (a) in (b) simple (c) and (d) clear language.
    • Error: c (remove unnecessary conjunction “and”)

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