This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Australia is a very large country but it has a population of only about twenty-two millions. A) But it has. B) Twenty-two millions. C) Large country. D) Only about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-two millions. 2. We played (A) some games, teaching (B) the disadvantaged (C) children and gave clothes (D) to them. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 3. Question 9. My friend has decided (A) to drop of out (B) school because she needs to earn (C) money for (D) her family. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 4. The dentist gave me a check up and then telling me I needed two fillings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Next time, I plan to look over my composition quick for faults before I turn it in to my professor. A) Faults. B) Quick. C) Composition. D) In to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick. 6. Identify the error in the sentence: "The cat licked it's paws." A) Its. B) It paws'. C) It's paws'. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 7. Has he enough vacation days left this year, he will take two full weeks off in December A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 8. Complete the following sentence with the correct verb form. (Past tense)Yo ..... al centro comercial ayer. A) Fuimos. B) Fui. C) Fue. D) Fueron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fui. 9. Question 4. I love swimming (A) which are (B) a good sport for (C) my health (D). A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 10. Which word is spelled incorrectly? A) Definately. B) Accommodate. C) Separate. D) Embarrass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definately. 11. Which sentence uses the correct form of 'its' or 'it's'? A) Its' a beautiful day. B) Its a beautiful day. C) It's' a beautiful day. D) It's a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a beautiful day. 12. Despite of delaying his flight to America, the convention kept running well. A) Running. B) Despite. C) Kept. D) Delaying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite. 13. In this day and age in the current global crisis, the people of the world are worried and concerned about the future prospects. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 14. Shall we do have a meeting on afternoon Saturday? A B C D A) Shall. B) Do. C) Have. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 15. Identify the error in the following sentence: "Each of the students have a book." A) No error. B) The students. C) Each of. D) Have a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have a book. 16. The destroying habitats because of deforestation have led to a loss of biodiversity. A) Destroying. B) Because. C) Of. D) Led. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destroying. 17. An etude (A) is a short musical composition written (B) especially to enable students practice (C) a particular technique (D). A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 18. More importantly of students, sleep derivation make studying and learning more difficult. A) Make. B) Learning. C) Importantly. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 19. One of the commonest diseases of arteries is arteriosclerosis, which is characterized by thickening and harden of the arterial walls. A) Is. B) Commonest. C) Which. D) Harden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harden. 20. I ride a bike to school every day but today I am going to school by bus because it stolen yesterday. A) To. B) But. C) Stolen. D) Am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stolen. 21. A fraction consists of numerator in the upper side and denumerator in the bottom. A) Denumerator. B) Numerator. C) Consists. D) Bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denumerator. 22. Climate, soil type, and availability (A) of water are (B) the most critical factors than (C) selecting the best (D) type of grass for a lawn. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 23. To effectively engage in international conferences, it is crucial to communicate fluent in English, which is widely spoken in the world. A) It. B) Which. C) Effectively. D) Fluent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fluent. 24. In the peak of the quarrel he poured the soothing oil of compassion on the burning flames of anger. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 25. The men with whom were having the discussion were very friendly. A) Were having. B) The men. C) Discussion. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 26. The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the most cleanest environment possible. A) Most cleanest. B) Be. C) Where. D) Microchip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most cleanest. 27. Martin Luther King, Jr's magnificent speaking ability enabling (A) him (B) to effectively express (C) the demands for social justice for Black Americans (D). A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 28. The people in my class, mostly international students, are very friendly so that they have multicultural background. A) Multicultural. B) Mostly. C) Friendly. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 29. Your personality is made out of your unique qualities, values and achievements. A) Your. B) Values. C) Made out. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made out. 30. There (A) is ten apples in the basket, but (B) three of them have already (C) been eaten. (D) No error A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 31. Sometimes (A) it is difficult (B) to avoid to drink (C) when we enjoy an informal party (D). A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 32. Not all people understand that everybody is having his own unique. A) People. B) Understands. C) Have. D) Unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understands. 33. (Error recognition)The final delivery of the day is the more important. A) Is. B) The more important. C) Of the day. D) Final. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The more important. 34. Despite it's positive critical reception, many members of the general public disliked the play, believing that the director betrayed his homegrown roots in order to appeal to a wealthier audience. A) Believing that the director. B) It's. C) Appeal to. D) Members of the general public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 35. She likes going out often to her boyfriend, Rick. Together, they spend a lot of time in snooker centres. A) Spend a lot of time. B) Often to. C) Together. D) Likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often to. 36. She enjoys hiking in the mountains every weekends with her friends. A) Every weekends. B) Enjoys hiking. C) In the mountains. D) With her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every weekends. 37. Hoang is checking his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important. A) Not to. B) Is checking. C) Important. D) Times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is checking. 38. Mary usually arrives at the office at nine o'clock, but because the storm, she was two hours late. A) Usually arrives. B) At the office. C) Because. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 39. He should allocate his time efficient; otherwise, his life will be in mess. A) Allocate. B) Efficient. C) Otherwise. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efficient. 40. The counsellor has supported the community through thick and thin. 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. 41. On first day of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese people go to the pagoda to pray for the best luck of the year. A) First. B) Vietnamese people. C) The best. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First. 42. I WAS COOKING dinner for MY little sister WHICH my mother CAME HOME last night. A) Was cooking. B) Came home. C) Which. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which. 43. The Hmong boys (A) fancy to play (B) the (C) game danh quay in spring (D). A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 44. Spanish people is very friendly. A) Spanish. B) Is. C) Very. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 45. Which is a common SVA error? A) The dogs bark loudly. B) The dogs barks loudly. C) The dog bark loudly. D) The dog barks loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dogs barks loudly. 46. As (A) our teacher said yesterday, we ought to not (B) worry about (C) the mid-term test. Take (D) it easy. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 47. Algebra is (A) the branch of mathematics concerned (B) with operations on sets of numbers or other elements that is (C) often represented by (D) symbols. A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 48. I often tell my friends that I am reluctant to move to another bank because of some feelings of customers' loyalty. A) Reluctant. B) Of. C) Customers'. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Customers'. 49. If a (A) glass lizard lost (B) its (C) tail, a new one will grow to replace (D) it. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 50. Bianca and the sister were at odds because although they were members of the same family, they felt differently about their parents' divorce. A) The sister. B) Their. C) Differently. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sister. 51. Poverty in the United States is noticeably different from that in other country. A) The. B) Other country. C) Noticeably. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Other country. 52. A new school is going to be build in the neighbourhood next year. A) A. B) Is going to. C) Be build. D) Next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be build. 53. Pluto's moon, Charon, ..... in a slightly elliptical path around the planet. A) It was moving. B) Is moving. C) Moving. D) In its movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is moving. 54. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. A) Buys. B) Yellow. C) Once. D) Has worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buys. 55. Burglars broke into a goldsmith's shop last night and robbed jewellery worth half a million ringgit. A) Broke into. B) Jewellery worth. C) Goldsmith's. D) Robbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robbed. 56. The flag is risen in the morning and taken down at night by the Boy Scouts. A) In the morning. B) At night. C) Risen. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risen. 57. Cavemen created a large amount of early works of art using a mixture of clay, chalk, and burned wood and bones. A) Bones. B) Burned. C) Mixture. D) Amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amount. 58. There is a big house on the corner A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 59. According to our boss, we are suppose to lock the register, clean the restrooms, and restock the shelves before we finish our shifts. A) Restrooms, and. B) According to our boss,. C) Before we finish our shifts. D) Suppose to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suppose to. 60. The food ..... by Chef Arnold was sold out in the food exhibition. A) Was cooked. B) Cooking. C) Which was cooking. D) Cooked. 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