This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Error Recognition – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Error Recognition Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A turtle differs from all other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of their own. A) From. B) Protective. C) Their. D) Own. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 2. She hates see (A) people using their (B) smartphone at (C) the table dinner (D). A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 3. Identify the error in the following sentence: "She don't like to play soccer." A) She don't. B) Like to. C) Play soccer. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She don't. 4. Identify the error in the sentence: "Neither of the boys are coming to the party." A) Is. B) Were. C) Aren't. D) Isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. People who experience less health problems are more likely to be happier and less depressed than their unhealthy counterparts. A) Less. B) Happier. C) Than. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. 6. The native people of the Americans are called Indians because when Columbus landed in Bahamas in 1942, he thought that he has reached the East Indies. A) Are called. B) Because. C) In 1942. D) Has reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has reached. 7. The most widely-used material for package consumer goods is cardboard. A) The. B) Widely-used. C) Package. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Package. 8. 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) When I reached to the library (B) on the third floor, (C) I found that (D) it was closed. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 9. You had better to review the lessons carefully before the test. A) Had better. B) To review. C) Carefully. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To review. 10. The reason (A) why he left the job was (B) because he wanted (C) to study abroad. (D) No error A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 11. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The number of participants have increased.' A) 'Have' should be 'Has'. B) 'Participants' should be 'Participant'. C) 'Increased' should be 'Increase'. D) 'Number' should be 'Numbers'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Have' should be 'Has'. 12. We are going to (A) visit our (B) grandparents when (C) we will finish (D) our final exams. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 13. Which collective noun uses a singular verb? A) The team are arguing. B) The jury decides today. C) The staff disagree. D) The committee debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The jury decides today. 14. If your friends come to visit, will they stay in a hotel or at your house? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 15. 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) He would have lent me (B) a pen if he knew (C) that I had left (D) mine at home. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 16. The politician spoke fastly, passionately, persuasively, and convincingly. A) Politician. B) Spoke. C) Fastly. D) Confincingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fastly. 17. The number of homeless people in Haiti have increased sharply due to that severe hurricane. A) Of. B) Have. C) Due to. D) Severe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 18. In the past The Egyptians discovered (A) that drying fruit (B) preserved it (C), made it sweeter, and improvement (D) its flavour. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 19. When precipitation occurs, some of it evaporates, some runs off the surface it strikes, and some sinking into the ground. A) When. B) Some. C) The. D) Sinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinking. 20. Question 7. Teenagers are young too (A) to get involved (B) in (C) a romantic relationship (D). A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 21. Low blood pressure is only a problem if it has a negatively impact on the body. A) Is. B) If. C) Negatively. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negatively. 22. Correct the sentence:He go to the gym every day. A) He going to the gym every day. B) He goes to the gym every day. C) He goes to gym every days. D) He go to gym every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He goes to the gym every day. 23. He knows to repair the carburettor without taking the whole car apart. A) Knows. B) The. C) Taking. D) Apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knows. 24. Can I take help you with something? A B C D A) Can. B) Take. C) With. D) Something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 25. Since time immemorial, the drugstore has been situated at Barnes Road. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesError Recognition Quiz 1Error Recognition Quiz 3Error Recognition Quiz 4Error Recognition Quiz 5Error Recognition Quiz 6Error Recognition Quiz 7Error Recognition Quiz 8Error Recognition Quiz 9Error Recognition Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books