This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main conflict in the following passage? 'The villagers struggled to find water during the drought.' A) Finding shelter. B) Finding food. C) Finding water. D) Finding friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finding water. 2. The more you learn, the most you know about the world. A) Know. B) The most. C) About. D) Learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The most. 3. There was much injustice in the unfair treatment given to him. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 4. Peter said he was leaving for Paris the previous week. A) Said. B) Leaving. C) The previous week. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The previous week. 5. In the end (A), everybody cleaned up (B) the whole room, that (C) I hadn't expected (D) before. A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 6. Fix the error:The list of items ..... on the table. A) Is. B) Been. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 7. He was not (A) able to define (B) the process by which (C) the body had protected (D) by the immunologic system. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 8. Neither Lan or (A) her friends care (B) about the (C) coming exam (D). A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 9. Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it. A) It. B) When. C) By. D) Turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 10. There are two quarrelsome children in my class.No error A) Are. B) No error. C) Two. D) Quarrelsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 11. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already. A) Has. B) Already. C) How to deal. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 12. Former military ruler Perves Musharraf (A) has pledged (B) to return back to Pakistan (C) despite threats to (D) his life from Taliban A) Has pledged. B) To return back. C) His. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To return back. 13. I plan to use the money that I received for my birthday to purchase a range of video games. 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. 14. Amanda are wearing glasses.Is the sentence above correct or incorrect? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 15. It was (A) such good weather that we (B) decided to go hiking (C) without jackets. (D) No error A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 16. It was (A) my boyfriend whom (B) took some beautiful (C) photos for me in Japan (D). A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 17. Question 3. Despite (A) the time of the year, yesterday's (B) temperature was enough hot (C) to turn on the (D) air conditioning. A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 18. Sam used to living in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia. A) Had him transferred. B) But. C) Living. D) A better position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living. 19. Neither of the boys (A) have done their homework, and (B) both were playing games (C) instead of studying. (D) No error A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 20. Maria is one of the students (A) who has always completed (B) their work on time and (C) never complained. (D) No error A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 21. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. A) Industrial. B) Are. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 22. A sphere is a space figure that has no flat plane, ribs, and vertices A) Has no. B) Is. C) Ribs. D) Vertices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 23. We didn't realize (A) that it (B) was the most fastest (C) way to cross the (D) country. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 24. Deforestation is a major issue, with large areas of forest being cutting down every year. A) Major. B) With. C) Cutting. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 25. Gothic Revival architecture has several basic characteristics that distinguish it from other nineteen-century architectural styles. A) Basic characteristics. B) Has. C) Nineteen-century. D) Distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nineteen-century. 26. Her goal is to taking part in the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Program next year. A) To. B) The. C) Next. D) Volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 27. Irving Berlin wrote "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" while serving in a U.S. Army during world war I. A) A. B) During world war I. C) While serving. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 28. As (A) firefighters, they are (B) ready put (C) out fires and (D) save people. A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 29. It is always important for one to be alert when driving because you never know when another driver might come into your lane, or when a pedestrian might cross the street illegally A) To be. B) When. C) Always. D) You never know. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You never know. 30. Identify the error in the sentence: "Him and her went to the store." A) He and she. B) Him and she. C) He and her. D) Her and him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He and she. 31. The orangutan, that mainly live in Indonesia, is an endangered species of monkey. A) That. B) ,. C) Live. D) Orangutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 32. Works are written by Vladimir Nabokov often contain heroes and heroines who have lived in many places. A) Are written. B) Often. C) Have lived. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are written. 33. Find the error of the sentencesThere is some evidences that the obsessive pursuit of happiness is associated with a greater risk of depression A) A greater. B) Some evidences. C) Associated with. D) The obsessive pursuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some evidences. 34. Because of (A) urbanization continues, not only (B) the infrastructure for health but also (C) other social services in cities need improving (D). A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 35. The stories of Dr. Seuss have been enjoyed by millions of childrens. A) By. B) Have been enjoyed. C) The stories. D) Childrens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Childrens. 36. When a cause can be founded, the condition is called secondary hypertension. A) When. B) Founded. C) Called. D) Hypertension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Founded. 37. ASEAN has put up a call for member states to collaborate on projects to address climate change. A) Up. B) Call. C) On. D) Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 38. He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened. A) Was. B) Amusing. C) Had. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amusing. 39. The General Sherman Tree, the largest of (A) all the giant sequoias, are (B) reputed (C) to be the world's largest living (D) thing. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 40. As night drew near, the hurricane grew worst, exceeding the previous records. A) Worst. B) Drew. C) Records. D) Grew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worst. 41. My area is (A) famous with (B) some specialties (C) such as (D) bun cha, banh cuon and bun oc. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 42. I cannot finish this by the end of the day. Even if I spend all day on it, I won't finish on time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Which word is a synonym for 'brave'? A) Courageous. B) Fearful. C) Cowardly. D) Timid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Courageous. 44. The more warm (A) the weather gets around the world (B), the faster (C) the polar ice caps will melt (D). A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 45. His father's health gets worst and worst. A) Father's. B) Health. C) Gets. D) Worst and worst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worst and worst. 46. What are common known as "lead" pencils are not lead, but rather a mixture of graphite, clay, and wax. A) Common. B) Not. C) But. D) And wax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common. 47. I told him once again not to make much noise while I am working. A) Much. B) Not to. C) Once again. D) Am working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am working. 48. At the rate the clerks were processing the applications, Harry figured that it will take four hours for his to be reviewed. A) His. B) Will take. C) To be reviewed. D) Processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will take. 49. I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long time. A) For. B) Will be. C) Like. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like. 50. The bridge at Niagara Falls spans the longer unguarded border in the history of the world, symbolizing the peace and goodwill that exist between Canada and the United States. A) Niagara Falls. B) The longer. C) Exist. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The longer. 51. Terry Fox overcame their disability by running across Canada to raise money for cancer research. A) For. B) By. C) Their. D) To raise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 52. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had sought with his company. A) Badly. B) Not giving. C) That. D) Had sought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Badly. 53. A conductor uses signals and gestures to let the musicians to know when to play various parts of a composition. A) To know. B) Various parts. C) Uses. D) To play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To know. 54. The (A) biggest problem with eating too much (B) sugar is that (C) it can cause a diabetes (D). A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 55. He are a brilliant personWhich part is wrong from the sentence above? A) Are. B) Brilliant. C) Person. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 56. There have been a tornado watch issued for Texas Country until eleven o'clock tonight. A) For. B) Until. C) Issued. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been. 57. Please borrow me your emblem so i can get into storage closet. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. She was walking (A) to the (B) library to borrow some (C) books when she was seeing (D) a robbery. A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 59. Spot the error:The team are winning the match. A) The teams is winning the match. B) The team is winning the match. C) The team are losing the match. D) The team wins the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team is winning the match. 60. I don't (A) mind have (B) a dog in (C) the house so long as it (D) is clean. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 8Error Recognition Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books