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Error Detection — Free Practice Questions

Spot grammatical errors in sentence parts.

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Q1 · medium

Identify the error: 'The committee have / decided to / postpone the meeting. / No error'

  1. AThe committee have
  2. Bdecided to
  3. Cpostpone the meeting.
  4. DNo error
Explanation

'Committee' as a collective noun takes a singular verb in standard usage: 'The committee has decided'.

Q2 · medium

Identify the error: 'He is one of those / who always tries / to help the poor. / No error'

  1. AHe is one of those
  2. Bwho always tries
  3. Cto help the poor.
  4. DNo error
Explanation

'One of those who…' takes plural verb: 'who always try', not 'tries'.

Q3 · easy

Identify the error: 'The bank has / disbursed loans / since last five years. / No error'

  1. AThe bank has
  2. Bdisbursed loans
  3. Csince last five years.
  4. DNo error
Explanation

'Since' is used with a point in time. Use 'for the last five years'.

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