Error Spotting

1. Identify the error in the following sentence:- "Neither the teacher nor the students was aware of the change in schedule."

A) Neither B) The teacher C) Was D) The students

C) The sentence has a subject-verb agreement error. When "neither...nor" is used, the verb should agree with the noun closest to it. Since "students" is plural, the correct verb should be "were": "Neither the teacher nor the students were aware of the change in schedule."

2. Find the error in this sentence:- "If I would have known about the meeting, I would have attended it."

A) If B) Would have C) Known D) Attended

B) The correct conditional form is "If I had known" rather than "If I would have known." The sentence should read: "If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended it."

3. Spot the error in the following sentence: "The committee have decided to postpone the event due to unforeseen circumstances."

A) The committee B) Have C) Decided D) To postpone

B) "Committee" is a collective noun that takes a singular verb when acting as a single entity. The correct verb is "has": "The committee has decided to postpone the event due to unforeseen circumstances."

4. Identify the error in this sentence: "Each of the students have completed their assignments on time."

A) Each B) Of C) Have D) Completed

C) "Each" is a singular subject, so it should take a singular verb. The correct sentence is: "Each of the students has completed their assignments on time."

5. Find the error in the following sentence: "She is one of those people who is always late for meetings."

A) One B) Those C) Who D) Is

D) The relative pronoun "who" refers to "people," which is plural. Therefore, the verb should be "are" to agree with the plural noun: "She is one of those people who are always late for meetings."

6. Spot the error in this sentence: "The company, along with its partners, are planning to launch a new product."

A) Its B) Along with C) Are D) Planning

C) The subject "The company" is singular, so the verb should also be singular: "is." The correct sentence is: "The company, along with its partners, is planning to launch a new product."

7. "The manager, who I met yesterday, is responsible for the new policy."

A) The B) Who C) Is D) Met

B) In informal speech, "who" is often used, but in formal writing, it should be "whom" because it is the object of the verb "met": "The manager, whom I met yesterday, is responsible for the new policy."

8. Spot the error in this sentence: "Neither the book nor the articles was useful for the research paper."

A) Neither B) The book C) Was D) The articles

C) Similar to question 1, the verb should agree with the noun closest to it, which is "articles" (plural). Thus, the verb should be "were": "Neither the book nor the articles were useful for the research paper."

9. Identify the error in this sentence: "He didn’t have no idea about the project deadline."

A) Didn’t B) No C) Idea D) About

B) The double negative "didn't have no" is incorrect. It should be "didn't have any": "He didn’t have any idea about the project deadline."

10. Find the error in the following sentence: "Neither of the solutions seem to be effective."

A) Neither B) Of C) Solutions D) Seem

D) "Neither" is singular, so the verb should be singular as well: "seems." The corrected sentence is: "Neither of the solutions seems to be effective."

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