This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Each student had an opportunity to speak with the teacher about his or her academic performance. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 2. The canoe can be used for cruise quietly along rugged coastlines and tiny inlets which provide unknown thrills. A) Unknown. B) Along. C) Thrills. D) Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cruise. 3. Marcello likes to talk to his dogs, takes them for a walk twice a day, and feeding them expensive dog food. A) Takes. B) For. C) To. D) Feeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeding. 4. There is only one Chinese restaurant in town, isn't it? A) Is only. B) Chinese. C) Isn't it. D) In town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't it. 5. Find the mistake in the sentence below. Click on the letter of the section where the mistake occurs. If there is no mistake choose E.(A) When I went to the Post Office (B) before coming to school (C) this afternoon, there weren't (D) not any letters for me. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) E. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) D. 6. Life (A) is not easy (B) for those who is (C) without jobs (D). A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 7. The new building, one of which is still under construction, have not been approved by the housing authority. A) Approved. B) Is. C) Been. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 8. Neymar saw the (A) boy while he talked (B) to local (C) sports journalists (D). A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 9. During our group presentation, everything that can go wrong went wrong. A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. 10. To check if a statement is a fact or opinion, asks yourself this question: "Does this express a thought, feeling or belief?" A) To check. B) Express. C) Asks. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asks. 11. My mother is watching (A) a (B) game show (C) on TV at (D) 9 p.m yesterday A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 12. The better of the two athletes claim never to have used the dangerous drugs found in his possession. A) Claim. B) No error. C) To have used. D) Better. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 13. There was a cheque for Fifty Dollars which was enclosed in the envelope that you gave me. A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. 14. Many of the recording instruments used in vary branches of science are kymographs. A) Science. B) Many. C) Are. D) Vary branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vary branches. 15. My father said that the taxi was coming now and asked if everyone was ready. A) Was coming. B) Now. C) Said. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Now. 16. The development of the internet [A] has transformed the way [B] peoples [C] communicate, [D] access information, and conduct business. A) Access. B) Peoples. C) Communicate. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peoples. 17. Getting the kids to clean their rooms in like pulling teeth! A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. 18. In English these questions have be (A) formed (B) by changing (C) the word order of a statement, whereas in some languages the word order remains (D) the same. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 19. Being a professional teacher, it requires a combination of training, education and experience. A) It. B) Training. C) Experience. D) Requires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 20. As sales representatives, we wait with anticipation and expectancy to receive our monthly incentives and annual bonuses. A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. 21. In the relatively short history of industrial developing in the United States, New York City has played a vital role A) In the United States. B) Developing. C) Has played. D) Relatively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing. 22. The students selected a poem that reflected the diversity of the country, for their class discussion. A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. 23. They don't (A) know what (B) to preserve the natural (C) beauty of (D) their region. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 24. Never before any canal project has accomplished the feat of future planning as has been done at Panama. A) Future planning. B) Has. C) Any canal project has. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any canal project has. 25. The occupant of a house claimed that the colony of bats sheltered in her roof collectively accounts for eating about 10, 000 bugs in a night. A) Claimed. B) Collectively. C) Sheltered. D) Accounts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accounts. 26. These are just a few of the many norms that every member of the society are expected to follow. A) Many. B) To follow. C) These. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 27. Multiplication all the integers from one up to a certain integer will produce the factorial of the integer. A) Up to. B) Factorial. C) Multiplication. D) Produce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiplication. 28. Despite (A) the time of the year, yesterday's (B) temperature was enough hot (C) to turn on the (D) air conditioning. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 29. Children in (A) this village (B) adore to fly (C) kites on (D) summer vacations. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 30. Not being accustomed to living in the wild, the monkeys which were bred in captivity have struggled to adapt to the forest. A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence is too wordy or redundant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesError Recognition Quiz 1Error Recognition Quiz 2Error Recognition Quiz 3Error Recognition Quiz 4Error Recognition Quiz 5Error Recognition Quiz 6Error Recognition Quiz 7Error Recognition Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books