This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correct the sentence:The group of friends were excited for the trip. A) The groups of friends was excited for the trip. B) The group of friends was excited for the trip. C) The group of friends are excited for the trip. D) The group of friends were excited for the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group of friends was excited for the trip. 2. What is the synonym of 'happy'? A) Sad. B) Joyful. C) Tired. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyful. 3. Bahama Islands, comprising over 100 islands, are situated just off the southwestern coast. A) Bahama Islands. B) Comprising. C) Over. D) Just off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bahama Islands. 4. Stephanie claims that she wants to attend college after graduation, but her poor attitude about studying during senior year do not indicate that she enjoys being a student. A) To attend. B) Studying. C) Do not indicate. D) Wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do not indicate. 5. Playing sports not only keeps you fit but also helps you to make new friends. A) Not only keeps. B) Playing sports. C) New friends. D) You to make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You to make. 6. 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) No sooner had we (B) set off (C) than it (D) started to rain. A) C. B) A. C) D. D) E. E) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E. 7. I would like a bunch of cabbage and two sticks of celery. A) Two sticks. B) Would. C) To give. D) A bunch of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bunch of. 8. Robert E Lee ..... the confederate army to General Grant in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse. A) He surrendered. B) Surrendering. C) Surrendered. D) Surrenderer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surrendered. 9. When I was 6 years old, I have got a bicycle for Christmas. A) Was. B) A. C) For. D) Have got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have got. 10. I can't drive there because I didn't have a car. a car. A) Drive. B) Can't. C) Have. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 11. We wanted to chat, but we must go to school. A) Wanted. B) Must. C) Chat. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 12. Find the mistake:The data was collected from various sources. A) The use of 'was' instead of 'is' when referring to data as past tense. B) The phrase 'various sources' should be singular. C) The data was collected from a single source. D) The use of 'was' instead of 'were' when referring to data as plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of 'was' instead of 'were' when referring to data as plural. 13. What is the apostrophe's primary purpose? A) Make plurals. B) Indicate possession or omission. C) End a question. D) Replace commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicate possession or omission. 14. Identify the error in the sentence: "They is going to the movies tonight." A) Be. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 15. Don't (A) talk too many (B) in class (C), or (D) I will let you out. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 16. The revolutionary, having been the subject of abuse during his childhood, emphatically lead the uprising, fueled by both a desire for social justice, as well as a certain anger that he himself did not entirely understand. A) Having been. B) Fueled by both. C) He himself. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lead. 17. People who speak to theirselves are not necessarily disturbed, but according to one leading psychologist merely doing what we would all do if we could. A) Speak. B) Theirselves. C) What we. D) One leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theirselves. 18. When (A) he came (B), I watched (C) a football match on TV (D). A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 19. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their hard work. A) Confidence. B) Thankfulness. C) Idol. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thankfulness. 20. Everyone in the two teams were really tired after a 120-minute match. A) A. B) Were. C) Match. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 21. I prefer to come (A) back to (B) my hometown on (C) the harvest time (D). A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 22. In Watch the Skies, Curtis Peebles ..... attempt to explain America's belief in flying saucers. A) Fascination with making. B) Fascination made a. C) Makes a fascinating. D) Making a fascinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes a fascinating. 23. Manufacturers may use (A) food additives for preserving (B), to color, to flavor, or to fortify (C) foods (D). A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 24. Mrs. Donovan is going to be quite upset with her son as long he misbehaves so much. A) Going. B) As long. C) Quite. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As long. 25. The Eiffel Tower that is located in the centre of Paris offers wonderful views of the city. A) That. B) Eiffel Tower. C) Is located. D) Centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 26. There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests involve a juvenile. A) Four arrests. B) Mentioned. C) Frequently. D) Involve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Involve. 27. Because of the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more. A) Rise. B) To be. C) Spending. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of. 28. The bread baked this morning smelled delicious A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. In (A) recent years, automobile emissions have disfigured (B) stone carvings, (C) corroded bronze monuments, and spoil (D) ancient buildings. A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 30. While we walked (A) home, we saw (B) a girl crying (C) near a (D) bus stop. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesError Recognition Quiz 1Error Recognition Quiz 2Error Recognition Quiz 4Error Recognition Quiz 5Error Recognition Quiz 6Error Recognition Quiz 7Error Recognition Quiz 8Error Recognition Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books