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Quiz: Error Correction Part-1

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Number of Questions: 25

Question: 1 -

Mothers keep on (1)/ to encouraging their children (2)/ to study. (3)/ No error (4)

Options:

  1. to study.

  2. No error

  3. to encouraging their children

  4. Mothers keep on

    5. Answer:

    to encouraging their children
    Solution:

    Keep on doing something = continue doing something. It is superfluous to use preposition ‘to’.

    Don't keep on interrupting me!

    Keep on (at somebody) about something = to speak to somebody often.

    I will do it – just don't keep on at me about it

Question: 2 -

He had no (1)/ accuse for attacking (2)/ that old man. (3)/ No error (4)

Options:

  1. No error

  2. that old man.

  3. accuse for attacking

  4. He had no

    5. Answer:

    accuse for attacking
    Solution:

    Accuse (verb) = to say that somebody has done

    something wrong or is guilty of something.

    Excuse (Noun) = a reason, either true or invented that you give to explain or defend your behaviour.

    Hence, excuse (Noun) for attacking ... should be used here.

Question: 3 -

They will (1)/ leave the office at six and (2)/ reach at home by seven. (3)/ No error (4)

Options:

  1. No error  

  2. They will

  3. leave the office at six and

  4. reach at home by seven.

    5. Answer:

    reach at home by seven.
    Solution:

    Look at the sentence : They did not reach the border until after dark.

    It is not proper to use preposition ‘at’ with reach here.

Question: 4 -

The new lecturer (1)/ seems to be very popular with (2)/ most of the class. (3)/ No error (4)

Options:

  1. most of the class. 

  2. The new lecturer

  3. No error

  4. seems to be very popular with

    5. Answer:

    No error
    Solution not available.

Question: 5 -

The museum’s revolving doors (1)/ stopped the crooks (2)/ as they jam half way round. (3)/ No error (4)

Options:

  1. No error

  2. stopped the crooks

  3. The museum’s revolving doors

  4. as they jam half way round.

    5. Answer:

    as they jam half way round.
    Solution:

    The sentence shows past time.

    Hence, Past simple i.e. as they jammed half way round ...... should be used here.