English Quiz(Common Errors)

1. The reason we have not (a) / been able to pay income tax (b) / is due to fact  that we did not receive pay on time. (c) / No error (d)

A) The reason we have not

B) been able to pay income tax

C) is due to fact  that we did not receive pay on time.

D) No error

2. The recent study has (a) / indicated that there (b) / is perceptible change in the attitudes of the people. (c) / No error (d)

A) The recent study has

B) indicated that there

C) is perceptible change inthe attitudes of the people.

D) No error

             

3. I have been travelling by local trains (a) / since last several years  but have never experienced (b) / such a horrible situation as this. (c) / No error (d)

A) I have been travelling by local trains

B) since last several yearsbut have never experienced

C) such a horrible situation as this.

D) No error

4. If I would have realised what a bad shape our library is in (a) / I would have done something (b) / to arrest the deterioration. (c) / No error (d)

A) If I would have realised what a bad shape our library is in

B) I would have done something

C) to arrest the deterioration.

D) No error

5. An animal (a) / can be just as unhappy (b) / in a vast area  or in a small one. (c) / No error (d)

A) An animal

B) can be just as unhappy

C) in a vast area or in a small one.

D) No error

6. As the party was going  we noticed Mr. Roy fall back (a) / in his chair, (b) / gasping for breath. (c) / No error (d)

A) As the party was going we noticed Mr. Roy fall back

B) in his chair,

C) gasping for breath.

D) No error

7. He was delighted (a) / by the intelligent and brightness of the scholars (b) / who used to visit him. (c) / No error (d)

A) He was delighted

B) by the intelligent and brightness of the scholars

C) who used to visit him.

D) No error

8. If I would have realised what a bad shape our library is in (a) / I would have done something (b) / to arrest the deterioration. (c) / No error (d)

A) If I would have realised what a bad shape our library is in

B) I would have done something

C) to arrest the deterioration.

D) No error

9. A free press (a) / is not a privilege (b) / but the organic necessity in a free society. (c) / No error (d)

A) A free press

B) is not a privilege

C) but the organic necessity in a free society.

D) No error

10. The number of marks (a) / carried by each question (b) / are indicated  at the end of the question. (c) / No error (d)

A) The number of marks

B) carried by each question

C) are indicated at the end of the question.

D) No error

ANSWERS AND SOLUTION:
1(C)Explanation:
The reason we have not been able to pay income tax is due to the fact that we did not receive pay on time.

2(C)Explanation:
The recent study has indicated that there is a perceptible change in the attitudes of the people.

3(B)Explanation:
I have been travelling by local trains for last several years but have never experienced such a horrible situation as this.

4(A)Explanation:
If I had realised what a bad shape our library is in I would have done something to arrest the deterioration.

5(C)Explanation:
An animal can be just as unhappy in a vast area as in a small one.

6(A)Explanation:
As the party was going on we noticed Mr. Roy fall back in his chair, gasping for breath.

7(B)Explanation:
He was delighted by the intelligence and brightness of the scholars who used to visit him.

8(A)Explanation:
If I had realised what a bad shape our library is in I would have done something to arrest the deterioration.

9(C)Explanation:
A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity in a free society.

10(C)Explanation:
The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.