This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 20 (40 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The flowers (A) smell sweetly, and their color (B) is perfect for (C) wedding decorations. (D) No error A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 2. Each of the answers (A) were checked carefully (B) before the teacher returned them to (C) the students. (D) No error A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 3. Light can travels from the sun to the earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds. A) In. B) Eight. C) Light. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travels. 4. Give the meaning of the following word.asistir a A) To assist. B) To write. C) To read. D) To attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To attend. 5. Her application for a visa was turned down not only because it was incomplete and incorrectly filled out but also because it was written in pencil. A) Pencil. B) Incomplete. C) Down. D) For a visa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incomplete. 6. Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish because of the males bright colors. A) Call. B) Fish. C) Because. D) Bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 7. Remember when you are writing your script to take into account your audience, because no two people are alike. 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. 8. The distance from your house to school is further than that from mine. A) That. B) Further. C) From. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 9. Because the tachinid fly is a parasite of harmful insects, many species have imported into the US to combat insect pests. A) Many. B) Have imported. C) Because. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have imported. 10. Choose the correct conjunction:She sings well, she dances beautifully. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 11. Tom was (A) late for work yesterday because (B) he had (C) to do shopping (D) with his mother. A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 12. Customers can enjoy a satisfied and comfortable online shopping experience because it saves time and money. A) Saves. B) Satisfied. C) Enjoy. D) Experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied. 13. Identify the error in the sentence: "There is many apples in the basket." A) There is. B) There are. C) There were. D) There was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are. 14. What is (A) the name of the girl (B) that her (C) mobile phone was stolen (D)? A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 15. He said he must come to the party if he finished his assignment for next week's seminar. A) Finished. B) For. C) Week's. D) Must come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must come. 16. My parents let me to go out without saying anything. A) Let. B) Me. C) To go. D) Saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 17. Identify the main idea of the following passage: "The rainforests are home to a vast number of species. They provide oxygen and help regulate the Earth's climate." A) Rainforests are only found in South America. B) Rainforests are important for the environment. C) Rainforests are disappearing. D) Rainforests are dangerous places. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainforests are important for the environment. 18. He was so careless that he left the work half doing and went to the cinema. A) Careless. B) Left. C) Doing. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 19. Forty Dollars is a small price to pay for a day of enjoyment, at the theme park. 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. 20. The professor tells when is the paper submitted. A) When. B) Tells. C) Is. D) Submitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 21. Give the meaning of the following word.trababjar A) To study. B) To eat. C) To work. D) To run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To work. 22. David is particularly fond of cooking and he often cooks really delicious meals. A) Particularly. B) Fond of. C) Often cooks. D) Really. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Really. 23. Jim and Tommy were late to work for the fourth time that week, since they had to pick her up at the airport and her flight was late. A) Her. B) Since. C) Were. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 24. Children loves playing in the mud, running through puddles, and getting dirty. A) Getting. B) In the mud. C) Running. D) Loves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loves. 25. Her friends always listen to her as otherwise she will ruthlessly cuts them off from her group. A) Always listen. B) As otherwise. C) Cuts them off. D) Will ruthlessly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuts them off. 26. He worked (A) as a volunteers (B) for a (C) charity organization (D). A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 27. The birds are flying now A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The leader engaged in a frank and honest exchange of ideas about domestic homeland security. A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 29. I spend a (A) hour per day helping (B) my parents with (C) the (D) housework. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 30. Fix the error:Neither the coach nor the players ..... happy. A) Was. B) Is. C) Be. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 31. The schools in that area have always been known for its strong academics, athletic program, and up-to-date facilities. A) Have. B) Its. C) Been known. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 32. If anyone had attacked me, my dog would jumped at him A) Had. B) Jumped. C) My. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumped. 33. Mom told me to bought milk yesterday. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Because of attitudes shape behaviour, psychologists want to find out how opinions are formed. A) Because of. B) Formed. C) Shape. D) Find out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of. 35. In a determined (A) drive to pare its debt (B), Time Warner is launching a stock offering (C) plan that would potentially raise (D) $ 2.8 billion. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 36. The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the criteria for success in the work space. A) To work. B) For success. C) Thinking. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thinking. 37. What do you always go to school? By bus. A) Always. B) By. C) What. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 38. When one experiences a change in diet by, for example, moving to a new location, you may also experience temporary problems with the digestive tract. A) You. B) Experience. C) Moving. D) Experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You. 39. Those suffering from dengue hemorrhagic fever will experience loss for body fluids that can lead to shock and death. A) Suffering. B) Shock. C) For. D) Fluids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 40. I don't must go to bed early at weekends. A) At. B) To. C) Must. D) Early. 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