This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to a World Resources Institute report, a significant part of forest acreage disappear each year. A) According. B) Significant. C) Disappear. D) Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disappear. 2. Time and time again, we have told the children to remain inside and keep the doors locked. 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: C) The sentence contains cliches and or mis-used metaphors. 3. Jon's mother did not let him organize a garage sale for the family because she did not like the idea of strangers being able to peruse their many belonging. A) Let him. B) For. C) Idea of. D) Belonging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belonging. 4. They have moved nothing in your room while they sent you to the hospital. A) Nothing. B) While. C) Sent. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 5. The invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell has [A] revolutionize communication, [B] connecting people [C] across vast distances [D] instantly. A) Revolutionize. B) Connecting. C) Across. D) Instantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolutionize. 6. Choose the correct form of the adjective:'This is the ..... book I have ever read.' A) Interesting. B) More interesting. C) Most interesting. D) Interestinger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most interesting. 7. Identify the error in the following sentence:'Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the exam.' A) The verb 'was' should be 'were'. B) 'Neither' should be 'Either'. C) 'The teacher' should be 'The teachers'. D) 'The students' should be 'The student'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The verb 'was' should be 'were'. 8. Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long. A) Cook. B) After having. C) One. D) For so long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cook. 9. Give the English meaning for the following Spanish sentence.Luisa ayuda a su hermana. A) Luisa waits for her sister. B) Luisa listens to her sister. C) Luisa helps her sister. D) Luisa talks to her sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luisa helps her sister. 10. The lecturer has already given the homework when he remembers that Mona was a holiday. A) Already given. B) The homework. C) Remembers. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remembers. 11. You haven't to (A) use (B) your mobile phone (C) in (D) the exam. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 12. He isn't going to the conference in March and neither they are. A) Going. B) The. C) In March. D) Neither they are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither they are. 13. We meet James since last Saturday when we went out. A) Meet. B) Last. C) When. D) Went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 14. To the north the stream is that the settlers will have to cross A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. Shakespeare's plays, [A] such as "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet, " [B] has left a lasting [C] impact on [D] literature and theater. A) Such as. B) Has. C) Impact. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 16. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s magnificent speaking ability enabling him to effectively express the demands for social justice for Black Americans A) Enabling. B) Him. C) Express. D) Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enabling. 17. My mother (A) and I were (B) on (C) the stadium (D) yesterday. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 18. Frank usually swims (A) before work (B), but (C) this morning he jogs (D). A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 19. Select the right conjunction:I like to read, I like to write. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 20. It's about time you decide whether to enter university or get a job. A) About. B) Decide. C) To. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decide. 21. The Great Wall of China, one of the [A] greater architectural [B] achievement in history, [C] spans thousands of [D] kilometers across northern China. A) Greater. B) Achievement. C) Spans. D) Kilometers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater. 22. When visiting historic sites, it is important to adhere to the instructions of the tour guide. 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. 23. Today, successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market, finance, and accounting. A) Agriculture. B) But also. C) Market. D) Accounting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Market. 24. If you possessed a car, you can travel around Singapore. A) Possessed. B) Can. C) Travel. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possessed. 25. Of all the evidence that has piled up since Webster's paper was published, there is no new ideas to contradict his original theory. A) Has piled. B) Is. C) New. D) To contradict. 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