This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pamela knew that Keith was capable of manage the Smith family's wedding, so she left him in charge of catering the event. A) Of manage. B) Of catering. C) Family's. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of manage. 2. There is major universities-a key factor in the spread of new ideas and in training workers. A) Training. B) Is. C) Of. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 3. He must (A) saving up (B) his money so as to (C) buy (D) a new house next year. A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. In 1066, a bright comet ..... in the sky attracted much attention. A) Appears. B) It appeared. C) Appearing. D) Was appearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appearing. 5. Many communities are dependent on groundwater ..... from wells for their water supply. A) Obtaining. B) Is obtained. C) That is obtained. D) Obtain it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is obtained. 6. At 60 years old, Margaret decided to postpone her retirement to try a little more new life experiences. A) At. B) To. C) A little more. D) To postpone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A little more. 7. We ought to not (A) play football as (B) it's raining (C) outside (D). A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 8. Since motorcycles are danger, many parents refuse to allow their children to purchase them, and thereby possibly reduce the number of road accidents. A) Danger. B) Thereby. C) Them. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danger. 9. I hate having to go to the doctor because they always ask very invasive questions that make me uncomfortable. A) They. B) Make me. C) Ask. D) Having to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 10. His tutor encouraged (A) him reading (B) widely (C) in (D) philosophy. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 11. The president refused to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors. A) Either. B) To accept. C) The. D) Made by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either. 12. Identify the error in the sentence: "She don't like to play soccer on rainy days." A) Didn't. B) Don't likes. C) Not like. D) Doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doesn't. 13. Identify the error in the sentence: "She has went to the store to buy groceries." A) Has going. B) Has gone. C) Have went. D) Has go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has gone. 14. It is (A) his dishonesty what (B) I dislike (C) the most (D). A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 15. Gothic Revival architecture has (A) basic characteristics (B) that distinguish(C) it from other nineteen-century (D) architectural styles. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 16. It has taken (A) me so much (B) time to learn (C) that lesson three months ago (D). A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 17. As a secretary of transportation from 1975 to 1977, William Coleman worked to help the bankrupt railroads in the northeastern United States solved their financial problems. A) To help. B) Financial. C) As. D) Solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solved. 18. Which word is a synonym for 'quick'? A) Dull. B) Slow. C) Rapid. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rapid. 19. He jumped down after shouted a warning to those standing below. A) Jumped. B) Shouted. C) To. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouted. 20. We have interviewed many people who is interested in the job we have been advertising in the trade newsletter that is distributed so widely. A) Have interviewed. B) That is. C) Have been advertising. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 21. The intersection of two sets A and B cover any elements that are either members of A or members of B. A) Elements. B) Or. C) Are. D) Cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cover. 22. Correct the error:The boy's ate all the cookie's. A) No error. B) Boys / cookies. C) Boys / cookies. D) Boys' / cookies'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boys / cookies. 23. This type of plant (A) require very little water and (B) grows best in sandy (C) soil. (D) No error A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. Why the condition of the patient deteriorated so quickly it was not explained. A) Why. B) Condition. C) It was not. D) Deteriorated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was not. 25. The girl (A) which won the competition was (B) given a prize and (C) a certificate. (D) No error A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 26. It is much more easier to obtain a college education these days than it was years ago A) More. B) These. C) To obtain. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 27. Select the word that is incorrectly spelt. A) Parliment. B) Intention. C) Embarrassed. D) Harassed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parliment. 28. He drinks (A) quite a lot, what (B) is why (C) he is so (D) ill. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 29. Let's not get caught up in all th is problems; we should solve them and move forward. A) Forward. B) Let's not. C) This. D) We should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This. 30. There are (A) a lot of tickets left (B), so you mustn't (C) pay for the tickets in advance (D). A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. ← 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