This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Even if (A) rural areas are winning or (B) losing from increased trade, however (C), remains (D) uncertain. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 2. Many young people are keen on participate in community service and volunteering activities to make a positive impact on society.A. keenB. participate C. serviceD. volunteering A) Service. B) Volunteering. C) Keen. D) Participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participate. 3. The Amazon (A) is still the more extensive (B) rainforest on earth (C) despite illegal logging (D). A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. My boyfriend and me went to the animal shelter, and together, we adopted a dog A) Adopted. B) Together. C) Me. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me. 5. My parents were pleasantly surprised when my brother, who is studying in the United States of America, came home unexpected last evening. A) Came home. B) Were pleasantly surprised. C) Unexpected. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unexpected. 6. The water moccasin is a high venomous and extremely dangerous pit viper. A) High. B) Dangerous. C) Extremely. D) Venomous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High. 7. Identify the error in the sentence: "He don't have any money left." A) Doesn't. B) Doesn't has. C) Not have. D) Don't has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't. 8. Linguistic conflicts due to divided ethnic and national loyalties can be both bitter or violent A) Violent. B) Divided. C) Or. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 9. Ralph Blakeclock specialized in paint wild, lonely uninhabited landscapes, usually with black trees silhouetted against the moon. A) Specialized. B) Paint. C) Landscapes. D) Silhouetted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paint. 10. An opinion on the other hand is what a person feels or believe. A) An opinion. B) Believe. C) Is. D) Feels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe. 11. The examination will test (A) your ability to understand spoken (B) English, to read non-technical language, (C) and writing correctly (D) A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 12. I intend to visit my relatives abroad during the summer vacation since i have not seen them for the pass five years. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 13. To learn a new hobby can be very rewarding and enjoyable. A) To learn. B) A new hobby. C) Very rewarding. D) Can be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To learn. 14. Dev Anand was a great artist which entertained generations of cinema lovers over five decades. A) Entertained. B) Over. C) Was. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which. 15. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital. A) For the hospital. B) Because. C) Leave. D) To write. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write. 16. The most we work, the more money we earn. A) Money. B) The more. C) The most. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The most. 17. Most candles are made of paraffin wax mix with compounds that have higher melting points to keep them from melting in hot weather. A) That have. B) Melting. C) To keep. D) Mix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mix. 18. I don't know how Jim was able to ran that fast, but since he'd always been running faster than most of us kids, I wasn't too surprised. A) How. B) Us kids. C) Been running. D) To ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To ran. 19. A bankruptcy (A) may be (B) either voluntary (C) nor (D) involuntary. A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 20. The weather reports all (A) showed (B) that there were (C) a tremendous storm front moving (D) in. A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 21. The Dakota, being one of the oldest buildings in New York City, it was designated a historical landmark. A) One of the. B) It. C) A. D) Landmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 22. Commercial airliners do not fly in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions because even a small amount of volcanic ash can damage its engines. A) Amount. B) In the vicinity. C) Its. D) Ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 23. The shipment of supplies are expected to arrive here tomorrow. No error A) Expected. B) Are. C) Here. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 24. Jack rang me this afternoon for tell me that he had finally passed his driving test. A) Rang me. B) For. C) Had finally passed. D) Driving test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 25. Because they didn't like shop very much, they did most of it with them personal computer. A) Because. B) Did. C) Shop. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shop. 26. You had better ..... this course since this is the best course in this university A) Enrolled. B) To enroll. C) Enrolls. D) Enroll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enroll. 27. Many Jamaicans have a crab in barrel mentality. A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 28. My ambition is to have a good job and to further my studies at one of the more prestigious universities. A) Is to have. B) No error. C) One of the more. D) Further. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 29. Seldom in morning did I woke up early when I was a child. A) In. B) Did. C) Woke. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woke. 30. The manager had the monthly report was typed since he would figure out the problem in purchasing some items. A) Figure out. B) Items. C) Was typed. D) Monthly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was typed. 31. Either my employer or hers secretary is perusing the agreement immediately before the agreement is signed. A) Hers. B) My. C) Is perusing. D) Is signed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hers. 32. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghost-stories, especial on Halloween night. A) Telling and listening. B) Ghost-stories. C) Especial. D) Halloween night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Especial. 33. They like to go camping in the summer for week each year. A) For week each year. B) In the summer. C) Like to go. D) Camping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For week each year. 34. The America tower is in the centre (A) of the town, opposite with (B) the river, which (C) is famous for its (D) style. A) Which. B) Its. C) With. D) Centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 35. He was the last one leaving the burning building in time A) Leaving. B) One. C) Burning. D) In time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaving. 36. Choose the correct verb:The cat ..... on the mat. A) Sleeps. B) Sleep. C) Slept. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeps. 37. Question 1. As (A) our teacher said yesterday, we ought to not (B) worry about (C) the mid-term test. Take (D) it easy. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 38. Whoever wants to take the tour during the semester break signing up at the office. A) To take. B) Signing up. C) The semester. D) Whoever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Signing up. 39. More than 120, 000 people be killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. A) More than. B) Be killed. C) And. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be killed. 40. Anna is a person, who I really admire A) ,. B) Is. C) Anna. D) Person. E) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 41. Each year tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of Frederic Chopin. A) All over. B) To. C) To visit. D) A birthplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A birthplace. 42. He said that he has done his homework since 7 o'clock. A) Homework. B) Has done. C) Since. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has done. 43. My brother enjoys (A) to go (B) to (C) the park on summer (D) evenings. A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 44. There is hardly a point to our knocking as no one is not at home. A) Not. B) To. C) No one. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 45. Since the success, Vanessa-Mae makes many best-selling albums and has sold over millions albums worldwide. A) The success. B) Makes. C) Has sold. D) Worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes. 46. Pek Sia is the leader of her group of friends who spend a lot of time watching movies and walking around shopping centres. A) Who. B) Is the leader. C) Spend. D) Watching movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spend. 47. Many of the persons waiting for transport seem to think the shuttle will be here soon, in the not too distant future. 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. 48. The set of integers starting with number one are called the set of natural numbers. A) Are. B) Of. C) The. D) Starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 49. Many people past age 65 are hard of seeing, frequently due to retinol damage bought on by the aged process. A) Past age 65. B) Due to. C) Aged process. D) Bought on by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aged process. 50. Identify the error in the sentence: "The students needs to finish their homework." A) Needed finishing. B) Needing. C) Need. D) Needs finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need. 51. Don't rush the questions 4D because Haste makes waste. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 52. Last night, suddenly my mother was deciding (A) to ban me from using the (B) Internet so we ended up (C)having a (D) huge row A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 53. The new movie performed very poorly, despite of the low ratings it has received by the viewers. A) Received. B) Poorly. C) Performed. D) Despite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite of. 54. The (A) most people need healthy eating (B) and enough exercise (C) every day (D). A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 55. None of the tomato trees were able to endure the effects of the long dry season. 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: D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands. 56. Scientists had (A) yet to reveal (B) another tiny (C) piece of the mystery of our origins (D). A) Reveal. B) Origins. C) Had. D) Tiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Origins. 57. In 1851, with the publication of hers antislavery novel, Harriet Beecher Stowe rocketed to fame A) Rocketed. B) Novel. C) Fame. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hers. 58. The (A) man, a (B) poor man, is (C) invited to the (D) Clambake last night A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 59. Mom and dad are(A) going moving(B) to Jakarta in(C) February next year(D) A) Are. B) Next year. C) Moving. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving. 60. Nails are (A) commonly make (B) of steel but also can (C) contain (D) substances such as aluminum or brass. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. ← 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