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MCQs ON ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION
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Directions: In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. The error may be idiomatic or grammatical. If the sentence is correct, the answer is ‘No error’.
1. The doctor referred (a)/ the patient for the O.P.D (b)/ without examining him.(c) /No error(d)
2. A man who always (a)/ connives on the faults (b) / of his children (c)/ is their worst enemy.(d) / No error (e)
3. I do not understand (a) / why he is (b) /so angry at me. (c) /No error (d)
4. I am hearing (a)/ a lot about (b) / the problem of AIDS these days. (c) /No error (d)
5. Because of his innocence (a) / he cannot (b)/ distinguish a cheat (c) / for an honest person. (d) / No error (e)
6. After opening the door (a)/ we entered into the room (b) / next to the kitchen. (c) /No error (d)
7. As the meeting was about to end (a)/ he insisted to ask (b)/ several questions. (c) /No error (d)
8. The watchman was kind enough (a) /to inform us about the conspiracy (b) / but declined to name (c) / the person behind it.(d) / No error (e)
9. The captain and his wife (a) / were invited (b)/ for the cultural function (c)/ at my home. (d) / No error (e)
10. The engineer came out (a)/ to a novel solution (b)/ which may even reduce (c)/ daily energy consumption. (d) / No error (e)
ANSWERS
1. (b) :Replace ‘for’ by ‘to’
The verb ‘refer’ takes preposition ‘to’
2. (b) : Replace ‘on’ by ‘at’.
‘Connive’ takes the preposition ‘at’
3. (c) : The correct form is ‘angry with …..’
4. (b): Replace ‘about’ by ‘o f’
5. (d): Replace ‘for’ by ‘from’
6. (b) : Remove ‘into’
‘Enter’ does not take any preposition.
7. (b): The correct form is ‘he insisted on asking’
8. (b): Replace ‘about’ by ‘of’
9. (c): Replace ‘for’ by ‘to’
10. (b): Replace ‘to’ by ‘with
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