This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Error Identification – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Error Identification Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mother is the most valuable ..... to a child. A) Prize. B) Lesson. C) Gift. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gift. 2. Select the sentence with correct modifier placement:She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates. A) She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates. B) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. C) She served on paper plates sandwiches to the children. D) She served sandwiches to on paper plates the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. 3. I then put the mixture on to the crust and put in the top crust. I was so happy when ..... pie turned out great and delicious. A) The. B) A. C) An. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 4. Identify the error in the following sentence:He has lived in the city since five years. A) has B) lived C) in D) since A) Has. B) Since. C) Lived. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 5. Since Muthu's parents passed away while ..... was still a baby, Muthu's grandmother was the one who raised ..... A) Him, he. B) He, him. C) His, him. D) He, his. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He, him. 6. Getting invloved in care when you have a new baby will not only help you bond with your baby and will also give your partner a break when she needs it most. A) Getting involved. B) Bond. C) And. D) She needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 7. The wooden old chair broke during the storm. A) No error. B) The. C) Old. D) Wooden. E) Chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wooden. 8. She wanted to join and she lacked the requirements. A) She. B) Wanted. C) And. D) Lacked. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 9. Sentence:I have little friends in this city. A) City. B) No error. C) Have. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Little. 10. Sentence:The children was playing in the park. A) Playing. B) Was. C) Children. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 11. Siva's mother smiled and said "Happy Birthday" to me. A) He. B) His. C) Himself. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Him. 12. I am having two brothers. A) I has two brothers. B) I am had two brothers. C) I am has two brothers. D) I have two brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have two brothers. 13. The data collected from the experiment are highly inconclusive and requires further analysis. A) Have. B) No error. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 14. Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error? A) She walk to school every day. B) We walk to school every day. C) They walk to school every day. D) She walks to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She walk to school every day. 15. My father was fixing the car, so my mother were helping him. A) No error. B) So. C) Was fixing. D) Were helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were helping. 16. I found these photos while I ..... out my cupboards A) Was cleaning. B) Is cleaning. C) Have cleaned. D) Cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cleaning. 17. Sentence:We need equipments for the project. A) Need. B) Equipments. C) No error. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equipments. 18. He work in a bank. A) He is work in a bank. B) He working in a bank. C) He worked in a bank. D) He works in a bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He works in a bank. 19. Find the error:The team members, as well as the coach, are arriving late. A) As well as the coach. B) Are arriving. C) The team members. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are arriving. 20. Suddenly the dog barked loudly! A) Suddenly. B) Barked. C) No error. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No error. 21. Find the error:She almost ate all the cookies. A) She. B) Almost. C) Ate. D) All the cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Almost. 22. Identify the misplaced modifier:He nearly drove his car for six hours every day. A) Nearly. B) He. C) Drove. D) For six hours every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly. 23. Identify the error in the following sentence:The informations provided were helpful. A) The B) informations C) provided D) were A) Helpful. B) Were helpful. C) B. D) The informations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 24. Apart from that result, smokers will brings harm to others. A) Bought. B) Brought. C) Bring. D) Bringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring. 25. What is incorrect in this sentence? A) Incorrect verb tense. B) Incorrect pronoun. C) No error. D) Missing conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Missing conjunction. 26. The students listens attentively whenever the principal speaks. A) No error. B) Speaks. C) Attentively. D) Listens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listens. 27. Find the error:Either James or the workers in the store believe that under the steps sit a lost puppy cowering in fear and yelping for our attention. A) Believe. B) Yelping. C) Cowering. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sit. 28. Neither the manager nor the employees is willing to compromise on the new policy. A) Manager. B) Neither. C) Employees. D) No error. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Is. 29. The job requires discipline, teamwork, and to follow rules. Which part is wrong? A) To follow. B) Discipline. C) Teamwork. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To follow. 30. Choose the sentence with correct modifier placement:The man walked his dog in a suit. A) The man walked his dog in a suit. B) The man walked in a suit his dog. C) The man in a suit walked his dog. D) In a suit the man walked his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man in a suit walked his dog. 31. The teacher advised us to check the homework, complete the task, and submitting it. A) Advised. B) To check. C) And. D) Submitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Submitting. 32. The round large table was placed in the center. A) The. B) No error. C) Table. D) Large. E) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Large. 33. The tall red elegant building was admired by tourists from different countries. A) Tall. B) Red. C) Elegant. D) Building. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elegant. 34. There are a problem with the report. Which part is wrong? A) With. B) Problem. C) Are. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 35. She speaks English (A) fluent (B) enough (C) to work as a translator (D). A) Fluently. B) Fluent. C) To work as a translator. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fluent. 36. They visited the museum last weekend and sees a lot of interesting artifacts. A) Sees. B) Visited. C) Last weekend. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sees. 37. She was talk on the phone. A) She talking on the phone. B) She is talk on the phone. C) She talks on the phone. D) She was talking on the phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was talking on the phone. 38. Select the best correction:Dave will writing a report for his website. A) Dave will writes a report for his website. B) Dave write a report for his website. C) Dave will write a report for his website. D) Dave is writing a report for his website. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dave will write a report for his website. 39. Each of the students (A) are (B) required (C) to submit a final paper (D). A) Is. B) Are. C) Required. D) To submit a final paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 40. There is many books on the teacher's desk. A) Many. B) Desk. C) Is. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 41. Some believe that the Great Pyramid was built by the survivors of a lost civilization; other beleive that it was the work of visiting extra-terrestrials. A) Visiting. B) Other. C) Civilization. D) Was built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Other. 42. Identify the error in the following sentence:Neither of the answers are correct. A) Neither B) of C) answers D) are A) B) None. B) D. C) A) Both. D) C) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 43. Fix the verb form:She don't like to eat vegetables. A) She doesn't likes to eat vegetables. B) She do not like to eat vegetables. C) She doesn't like to eat vegetables. D) She don't likes to eat vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She doesn't like to eat vegetables. 44. The witness claimed that she hears loud noises before the incident. Which part is wrong? A) Loud noises. B) The incident. C) Before. D) Hears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hears. 45. Sentence:I must to run in the evening. A) Run. B) Evening. C) No error. D) Must to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must to. 46. Only after the movie ended, the audience was leaving the theater. A) After. B) Movie. C) Ended. D) Was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was leaving. 47. I will take Louisiana out to eat ..... A) Before she won the game. B) After she wins the game. C) As soon as she had won the game. D) While she was winning the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After she wins the game. 48. She could ..... her mother ..... for her at the door. A) Saw, waited. B) Saw, waits. C) See, wait. D) See, waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See, waiting. 49. Everyone have finished their assignments before the bell rang. A) Before. B) Finished. C) Their. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 50. The captain asks him to help he with the patrol plan. Which part is wrong? A) He. B) Patrol plan. C) Us. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 51. The suspect enter the building and ran away quickly. Which part is wrong? A) Quickly. B) No error. C) Ran away. D) Enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enter. 52. The red big balloon floated across the sky. A) The. B) Red. C) Big. D) Balloon. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 53. Sentence:There are a lot of furnitures in that room. A) No error. B) Furnitures. C) Are. D) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Furnitures. 54. Find the error in the sentence:The committee have decided to postpone the meeting. A) To postpone. B) The committee. C) The meeting. D) Have decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have decided. 55. Find the best correction:The cake was delicious, tasty, and full of flavor. A) The cake was delicious, and it was full flavor. B) The cake was tasty, delicious, and flavorful. C) The cake was delicious and tasty and flavorful. D) The cake was delicious and full of flavor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cake was delicious and full of flavor. 56. Choose the correct sentence:I could of gone to the party. A) I could had gone to the party. B) I could of gone to the party. C) I could went to the party. D) I could have gone to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I could have gone to the party. 57. We buyed a new car two weeks ago, and we are very happy with it. A) Buyed. B) Are. C) Two weeks ago. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buyed. 58. A new X-ray machine that automatically detect explosives and liquids in passengers' hand luggage will be introduced at seven UK airports. A) Liquids. B) Be introduced. C) Luggage. D) Detect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detect. 59. Tears well up Mei Ling's eyes whenever she recalled how much her mother had sacrifice for her. A) Welling, sacrificing. B) Wells, sacrifices. C) Well, sacrifices. D) Welled, sacrificed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Welled, sacrificed. 60. The commander spoke to we about our duty. Which part is wrong? A) Our duty. B) About. C) We. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 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