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English Error Detection
Preposition’s Error For All Govt Exam
- (a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days./ (d) No error.
- (a) Children should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and wishers./ (d) No error.
- (a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error.
- (a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No error.
- (a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements 101 (c)successful completion of his studies., (d) No error.
- (a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./ (d) No error.
- (a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error.
- (a) On the time) (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre) (c) a large crowd had assembled./ (d) No error.
- (a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with a knife./ (d) No error.
- (a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents (d) No error.
- (a) Without thinking/ (b) for a moment hel (c) entrusted me in all the responsibilities./ (d) No error.
- (a) Sudha fell in/ (b) the well and nobody / (c) tried to save him./ (d) No error.
- (a) I / (b) prefer coffee/ (c) than tea) (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) Suresh is busy / (b) in his work/ (c) for his presentation./ (d) No error.
- (a) While crossing the road/ (b) an old man was/ (c) run out by a bus./ (d) No error.
- (a) Amphibians / (b) can live / (c) in water as well as land./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) My mother is fond off/ (b) cooking different / (c) types of dishes./ (d) No error.
- (a) Our teacher/ (b) cannot/ (c) control on the students./ (d) No error.
- (a) The lawyer has been waiting/ (b) for the prisoner / (c) since two hours. / (d) No error.
- (a) Mr. Bacon has / (b) great affection to/ (c) his family./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) Rekha has a great/ (b) enmity for her/ (c) brother’s friend., (d) No error.
- (a). He threw the bucket/ (b) into the river/ (c) and returned home without any water./ (d) No error.
- (a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers. / (d) No error.
- (a) She was/ (b) angry on me because I/ (c) had not invited her to the party./ (d) No error.
- (a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error.
- (a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students./ (d) No error.
- (a) Despite of/ (b)working hard/ (c) he failed., (d) No error.
- (a) Ashok/ (b) married with/ (c) Rekha last month./ (d) No error.
- (a) The earth’s atmosphere/ (b)comprises of/ (c) three layers/ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) The court held/ (b) the local MLA responsible/ (c) for the loss or damage to any public property./ (d) No error.
- (a)He was debarred to attend/ (b) the monsoon session/ (c)of the Parliament./ (d) No error
- (a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) He should refrain) (b) to associate himself with any party/ (c) because people have faith in his integrity./ (d) No error.
- (a) The songs of/ (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error.
- (a) It should be obvious to you/ (b)that if you persist bothering him,/ (c) he will get angry with you/ (d) No error.
- (a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error.
- (a)He had a suspected fracture, / (b) so he was/ (c)admitted into the hospital/ (d) No error.
- (a) If you put your / (b) heart to it,/ (c) you will be a winner/ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) He walked/ (b) ten miles/ (c) by foot) (d) No error.
- (a) He is good / (b) in mathematics/ (c)but his friend isn’t./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) Those who are in power/ (b) have to be sensitive of/ (c)the sufferings of the poor/ (d) No error.
- (a) Which newspaper/ (b) do you/ (c) subscribe for?/ (d) No error.
- (a) We thought that the train/ (b). would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./ (d)No error.
- (a) Despite of repeated warnings, / (b) he touched a live electric wire,/ (c) and was electrocuted./ (d) No error.
- (a)It is my pleasure / (b) to congratulate you for your success/ (c) in the Civil Services Examination/ (d) No error.
- (a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) It is half/ (b) past two) (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.
- (a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./ (d) No error.
- (a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No error.
- (a) The poet/ (b) described about/ (c) the spring season./ (d) No error.
- (a) The atmosphere/ (b) comprises of/ (c) many inert gases also./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a)We disposed off / (b) our old furniture) (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.
- (a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error.
- (a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about bears./ (d) No error.
- (a) The teacher was tense) (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/ (d) a hundred students./(e) No error.
- (a) There is no rule/ (b) regarding the length of a precis/ (c) with relation to/ (d) that of the original passage./(e) No error.
- (a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No error. English Error Detection
- (a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home) (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error.
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Answers with explanation
- (b); ‘leave for four days’ is the correct form.
- (b); ‘listen’ is followed by ‘to’.
- (b); ‘Listen’ is followed by ‘to’.
- (c); ‘different’ is followed by ‘from’.
- (a); ‘responsible’ is followed by ‘for’.
- (c); ‘entered’ is not followed by ‘into’.
- (b); ’emphasised’ is not followed by ‘on’.
- (a); ‘On’ will be replaced by ‘at’.
- (c); “attack’ is not followed by ‘on’.
- (a); decline’ is followed by ‘in’.
- (c); ‘entrusted’ is followed by with’.
- (a); -fell into’ is the correct form here. English Error Detection
- (c); ‘than’ must be replaced by ‘to’. Prefer’ takes ‘to’ after it.
- (b); busy’ is followed by with’ and not ‘in’.
- (c); ‘run out’ must be replaced by frun over’. ‘Run over’ means ‘to come under the wheels of.
- (c); ‘Land’ will be followed by ‘on’. English Error Detection
- (a); ‘Fond’ is followed by ‘of’.
- (C); If ‘control’ is used as a verb, it is not followed by ‘on’.
- (c); “Since’ must be replaced by ‘for’. ‘Two hours’ is a period.
- (b); affection’ is followed by ‘for’ and not to’.
- (b); ‘enmity’ is followed by towards’ and not ‘for. English Error Detection
- (b); Here ‘threw’ will be followed by “in’ and not ‘into’.
- (c); ‘among’ must be replaced by ‘between’. English Error Detection
- (b); ‘angry’ is followed by ‘with’ is a person comes in place of object. Note-angry with someone. angry at something.
- (c); worthy’ is followed by ‘of and not for’.
- (a); describe’ is not followed by any preposition.
- (c); Deal in’ means ‘to trade’.
- (b); ‘Deal with’ means ‘to tackle.’
- (a); “Despite’ is not followed by ‘of’.
- (C); Remove with’.
- (b); In active voice, a ‘Comprise’ is not followed by “of”.
- (c); ‘Loss’is followed by ‘of’.
- (a); debarred from attending’ is the correct form.
- (a); ‘await for’ must be replace by ‘wait for.
- (b); ‘Refrain’ is followed by ‘from’and not to’.
- ( c); ‘listen is followed by ‘to’ but worthlistening’ is not followed by any preposition.
- (b); ‘persist’ is followed by ‘from ‘ and not ‘with’
- (b); ‘differ’ is followed by ‘from’ and not ‘with’.
- (c); admitted to’ will be the correct form here.
- (b); ‘put your heart into it’ is the correct form which means ‘to do somethin with sincere efforts and energy’.
- (c); ‘on foot’ must be used here’.
- (b); ‘Good’ is followed by ‘at.
- (b); ‘Sensitive’ is followed by ‘to’.
- (c); ‘subscribe’ is followed by ‘to’.
- (c); The word ‘exactly’ makes ‘On time’ a more suitable option.
- (a); Despite’ is not followed by “of”.
- (b); ‘Congratulate’ is followed by ‘on’.
- (b); ‘avail’ is followed by ‘of’. ‘Avail myself of this’ is the correct form.
- (c); ‘in’ must be replaced by by’.
- (b); ‘Cope with’is the correct form which means ‘to handle’.
- (b); “told’ and its forms do not take ‘to’.
- (b); ‘accused’ is followed by ‘of’.
- (b); ‘described is not followed by about’.
- (b); If the sentence is in active voice, ‘comprise’ is not followed by ‘of’.
- (a); disposed’ is followed by ‘of and not ‘off.
- (b); bereft’ is followed by ‘of’.
- (a); assented’ is followed by “to” and not ‘of.
- (c); beware’ is followed by of and not ‘ about’.
- (c); In active voice, a ‘Comprise’ is not followed by ‘of.
- (c); with relation to’ must be changed into ‘in relation to’.
- (c); with must be changed into ‘from’.Suffer’ is followed by ‘from’.
- (b); Remove ‘to’
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