This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... down the forest rapidly, the company was protested by the local citizens. A) Cutting. B) Cut. C) Cuts. D) Has cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting. 2. The number of people which asked for the discount was low but grew during the summer period. A) Was. B) Grew. C) Which. D) Number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which. 3. People should avoid using products which make from plastic. A) Using. B) Avoid. C) From. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 4. After Dr. Werner Arber discovered restriction enzymes, Drs. Daniel Nathan, Hamilton Smith, and him were awarded the Nobel Prize for their research in that field. A) Were awarded. B) Their. C) Him. D) Discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him. 5. The kite caught the breeze, flew up in the air, danced graceful about the sky, and lodged itself in a tree. A) And lodged itself in a tree. B) Graceful. C) In the air. D) Flew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graceful. 6. They went to the Korean restaurant, so they found out it was closed early. A) So. B) Found out. C) Early. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 7. In order to insure maximum security, you must check the doors and windows twice at nights. A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 8. Robert A. Moog developed an electronic device that could be used for play synthesized music. A) Be. B) For play. C) Synthesized. D) Developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For play. 9. More girls (A) should being (B) chosen to represent (C) us in the (D) School Youth Union. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 10. Organic farming is better for the environment because it doesn't use harmful chemicals. A) Interest-free. B) Chemical-free. C) Fat-free. D) Tax-free. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical-free. 11. Not none of the persons involved in the collision were able to give an account of, the events leading to the accident. 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: A) The sentence is faulty in diction or contains grammatical errors. 12. Janet and Betty plays tennis every afternoon with Jack and me. A) Plays. B) Tennis. C) Afternoon. D) Jack and me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays. 13. Identify the error in the sentence: "The cake was ate by the children." A) Ate. B) Eaten. C) Eats. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eaten. 14. It is believed that a people could live on Mars with little life support because the atmosphere is similar to that of earth. A) Mars. B) Live. C) That. D) A people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A people. 15. The pineapple, a fruit that grows in tropical climates throughout the world, are native to parts of South America. A) Throughout. B) A fruit. C) Are. D) Grows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 16. I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me. A) Tried. B) Explain him the problem. C) But. D) Understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain him the problem. 17. Van Cliburn studies (A) piano from (B) 1951 to 1954 and won (C) multiple awards between (D) 1958 and 1960. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 18. He prefers to spend his holidays relaxing at home instead traveling. A) To spend. B) Instead. C) Prefers. D) Relaxing at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instead. 19. The letters written by the man were translating into Vietnamese by my sister. A) Into. B) Were translating. C) By my sister. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were translating. 20. The value of the property are always considered before a purchase is made. No Error A) Are. B) Value. C) No Error. D) Considered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 21. Ratna prefers to drink green smoothies with a drop of lemon than vegetable juices to keep her healthy A) Healthy. B) With. C) To. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Than. 22. Only with two-thirds vote (A) by both houses are (B) the U.S Congress able to (C) override a presidential veto (D). A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 23. Two out of four teenagers who become addicted to drugs will go on to become a high school dropout. A) Will. B) Who. C) A high school dropout. D) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A high school dropout. 24. In present-day business entrepreneurs are taken fewer risks than their predecessorsa century ago. A) Century. B) Are taken. C) Present-day. D) Fewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are taken. 25. New universities are being establish at a slower rate nowadays due to the lack of federal and A) Are being. B) Due to the. C) Establish. D) A slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Establish. 26. Identify the error:The group have decided to protest. A) Protest / protests. B) No error. C) Group / has. D) Decided / decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group / has. 27. Tom's jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he's the boss. A) It. B) Inappropriate. C) The. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 28. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help. A) Economics. B) To pass. C) Enough intelligent. D) This. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enough intelligent. 29. Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer, the man will cry out pain. A) For striking an officer. B) The man. C) By. D) Will cry out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will cry out. 30. My neighbour told me that she will let me know as soon as she heard from him. A) Told. B) As soon as. C) Will let. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will let. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesError Recognition Quiz 1Error Recognition Quiz 2Error Recognition Quiz 3Error Recognition Quiz 5Error Recognition Quiz 6Error Recognition Quiz 7Error Recognition Quiz 8Error Recognition Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books