Error Detection Quiz 4

Direction (1-10): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.

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1. a) / After hearing some noise in the kitchen, / b) he rushed into it / c) where he noticed / d) that it were rats that were doing so. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

2. a) / The Principal of the school declared / b) that the two first boys would get a prize / c) for their excellent performance in the test / d) to be conducted in their classes. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

3. a) / When the duel masters observed / b) that of all wrestlers Buta Pratap Singh / c) stood stronger / d) he decided to laureate him with a special award. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

4. a) / When the thirst-stricken crow / b) saw little water in the pot / c) in that scorching day, / d) he took a sigh of relief. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

5. a) / The tourist’s heart leapt / b) with joy when he found himself / c) at a worth seeing place / d) located at foot of a hill. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

6. a) / He realized / b) what if / c) he had not been taken care by / d) his friend during his hard times. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

7. a) / His preparation for the examination / b) was very good / c) and so he was enough confident / d) to pass it with flags flying. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

8. a) / The father told the son / b) many a times to avoid bad company, / c) but the son winked at his advice / d) the result of which proved very disastrous in later periods. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

9. a) / Shedding light on her personality, / b) the report by Arun Das / c) described that she was wiser / d) than beautiful. / e) No error.

 
 
 
 
 

10. a) / The aeroplane caught fire / b) killing / c) all the passengers / d) on the board. / e) No error.