This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Correction – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Correction Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Parents need to spend more time on their children. A) With. B) Among. C) In. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 2. Earthworms will not cause you anything A) Cost. B) Costs. C) Costly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost. 3. When I ..... up this morning, my roommate ..... already. A) Woke / had left. B) Wake / has left. C) Was walking / left. D) Am walking / leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woke / had left. 4. After sending a message to your students, which is the correct phrase to use? A) Please reply back when you get this. B) Please reply when you get this. C) Please revert back when you get this. D) Please respond back when you get this. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please reply when you get this. 5. What error is in the following sentence:Do you think i should marry my girlfriend? A) Article. B) Capitalization. C) Word Order. D) Noun Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalization. 6. Identify the incorrect word in the sentence: "The cat is sleeping in a boxs." A) Boxs. B) The. C) Cat. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boxs. 7. Two-dimensional parity-check can detect up to ..... bit errors. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 8. Correct all mistakes during a fluency activity A) Do. B) Don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 9. Techniques for error detection is / are: A) Simple Parity check. B) Two-dimensional Parity check. C) Checksum. D) Cyclic redundancy check. E) All options. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All options. 10. Spinach is said to being very good for your health. A) Spinach was said to being very good for your health. B) Spinach is said about being very good for your health. C) Correct. D) Spinach is said to be very good for your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinach is said to be very good for your health. 11. What problem is in the following sentence:I went to Disneyland yesterday but I didn't know that I had to wear a mask so I bought one for $ 15 which was too much money and next time I would prepare ahead of time. A) Coherence. B) Verb Form. C) Comma Splice. D) Run On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run On. 12. We are start online class at seven o'clock every morning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A ..... error means that two or more bits in the data unit has changed. A) Double bit. B) Single bit. C) Burst. D) Checksum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burst. 14. Identify the error:To make spending (A) time outdoors (B) in the sun safely(C), an American company is marketing a line of clothing that protects the user from the damaging effects of the sun more efficiently than sunscreens. No error (D) A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 15. It is designed to communicate with children, teenagers, and even adults which have learning disabilities. A) Who. B) Whom. C) Whose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 16. Identify the error:In the 1970s, when Paul McCartney has formed (A) Wings, he insisted that his wife, who was untrained in those days, sing (B) backup so that the couple would never be separated (C). No error (D) A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 17. I love a lot the animals that live in Australia A) I love very much animals that live in Australia. B) I really love the animals that live in Australia. C) I love lot of the animals that live in Australia. D) I love the animals a lot that live in Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I really love the animals that live in Australia. 18. In a simple treasure hunt, the hunters only need to find the treasure as quickly ..... for ..... possible. A) As. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 19. Identify the error in the sentenceAs with(A) so many changes over the past decade, the end of pocket cash was accelerated(B) by(C) the Internet these days. No error (D) A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 20. During many years ago, a lot of people ..... think ..... that the sun went around the Earth. A) Were thinking. B) Thought. C) Thinks. D) Was thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought. 21. The girls like theirs Science teacher because she is kind and caring. A) Them. B) Their. C) They. D) Theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 22. Carl plays football for our school because I am proud of him. (Where is the error?) A) Because. B) Proud. C) School. D) Plays. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 23. Identify the error in the sentence'It's very sad to see this ancient house in its present state, ' said the conservation officer. 'It was built(A) in 1774 by the architect John Plaw and for 210 years has been owned(B) by the same family, which made a fortune(C) in coal and minerals, until it was sold in 1991.' No error (D) A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 24. Handle the tree carefully by hold it at the bottom, notthe top. A) Holds. B) Held. C) Holding. D) Helds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holding. 25. Which sentence is correct when transitioning between topics in an online lesson? A) Anyway, let's move on to the next topic. B) Anyways, let's move on to the next topic. C) Anyways, let's move on to the next topic. D) Anyway, let's move on to the next topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyway, let's move on to the next topic. 26. Fill in the blanks with the correct articles. Write (X) if no article is needed. 5. Scientists have discovered ..... new planet. A) The. B) A. C) X. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 27. I screamed loudly to him A) Through. B) Out. C) At. D) Towards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 28. People in the West doesn't know much about us. A) Had not. B) Did not. C) Have not. D) Do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do not. 29. Two bits are same (0+0 or 1+1), the result is ..... Two bits are different (0+1 or 1+0), the result is ..... A) 0, 1. B) 1, 0. C) 0, 0. D) 1, 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0, 1. 30. Replace the highlighted word with a correct word below.It was my first experience flies on an airplane. I was very excited. A) Fly. B) Flyers. C) Flying. D) Flied. 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