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ECAT English — Error Spotting (Set 3)

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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.

Q1. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) When the chief guest will arrive, (B) the students (C) will welcome him (D) with flowers.
- A. (A) When the chief guest will arrive, ✓
- B. (B) the students
- C. (C) will welcome him
- D. (D) with flowers.
Answer: A. (A) When the chief guest will arrive,
Explanation: After 'when' in a future time clause, the simple present ('arrives') is used, not 'will arrive'.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She enjoys (B) swimming, cycling, and (C) to play (D) badminton.
- A. (A) She enjoys
- B. (B) swimming, cycling, and
- C. (C) to play ✓
- D. (D) badminton.
Answer: C. (C) to play
Explanation: The items in the list must be parallel: 'swimming, cycling and playing'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) You should of (B) told me about (C) the problem before (D) it became serious.
- A. (A) You should of ✓
- B. (B) told me about
- C. (C) the problem before
- D. (D) it became serious.
Answer: A. (A) You should of
Explanation: 'Should have' (not 'should of') is correct.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The manager (B) said me (C) that the report was (D) not ready yet.
- A. (A) The manager
- B. (B) said me ✓
- C. (C) that the report was
- D. (D) not ready yet.
Answer: B. (B) said me
Explanation: 'Say' is not followed by an indirect object without 'to'; 'told me' is correct.
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) This laptop (B) is much (C) more faster (D) than the one I had before.
- A. (A) This laptop
- B. (B) is much
- C. (C) more faster ✓
- D. (D) than the one I had before.
Answer: C. (C) more faster
Explanation: 'Faster' is already a comparative; 'more faster' is a double comparative. Use 'faster'.

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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The (B) price of (C) wheat (D) has raised sharply over the last year.
- A. (A) The
- B. (B) price of
- C. (C) wheat
- D. (D) has raised sharply over the last year.
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The (B) new students (C) found (D) it hard to cope up with the heavy workload.
- A. (A) The
- B. (B) new students
- C. (C) found
- D. (D) it hard to cope up with the heavy workload.
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Could you (B) borrow me (C) your calculator for (D) the exam?
- A. (A) Could you
- B. (B) borrow me
- C. (C) your calculator for
- D. (D) the exam?
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The girl (B) whom won the (C) first prize (D) is my cousin.
- A. (A) The girl
- B. (B) whom won the
- C. (C) first prize
- D. (D) is my cousin.
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Each of the (B) students (C) have submitted (D) a project.
- A. (A) Each of the
- B. (B) students
- C. (C) have submitted
- D. (D) a project.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She has been (B) living in this city (C) for (D) 2015.
- A. (A) She has been
- B. (B) living in this city
- C. (C) for
- D. (D) 2015.
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She (B) got (C) married (D) with a software engineer from Lahore.
- A. (A) She
- B. (B) got
- C. (C) married
- D. (D) with a software engineer from Lahore.
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Honesty (B) is (C) more preferable (D) to dishonesty in business.
- A. (A) Honesty
- B. (B) is
- C. (C) more preferable
- D. (D) to dishonesty in business.
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) More (B) and (C) more (D) students is choosing engineering these days.
- A. (A) More
- B. (B) and
- C. (C) more
- D. (D) students is choosing engineering these days.
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She asked me (B) where was (C) the railway station (D) in the city.
- A. (A) She asked me
- B. (B) where was
- C. (C) the railway station
- D. (D) in the city.
Q16. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The quality (B) of (C) these mangoes are (D) better than those of last season.
- A. (A) The quality
- B. (B) of
- C. (C) these mangoes are
- D. (D) better than those of last season.
Q17. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) He has (B) acquired a (C) lot of (D) knowledges from books.
- A. (A) He has
- B. (B) acquired a
- C. (C) lot of
- D. (D) knowledges from books.
Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She could have (B) went (C) to the concert but (D) she was ill.
- A. (A) She could have
- B. (B) went
- C. (C) to the concert but
- D. (D) she was ill.
Q19. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) He said that he will (B) visit us the (C) next day (D) after the meeting.
- A. (A) He said that he will
- B. (B) visit us the
- C. (C) next day
- D. (D) after the meeting.
Q20. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The climate (B) of Murree (C) is colder (D) than Islamabad in winter.
- A. (A) The climate
- B. (B) of Murree
- C. (C) is colder
- D. (D) than Islamabad in winter.
Q21. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) He (B) behaves (C) as (D) a child although he is twenty.
- A. (A) He
- B. (B) behaves
- C. (C) as
- D. (D) a child although he is twenty.
Q22. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Most of (B) my friends (C) lives (D) in Lahore.
- A. (A) Most of
- B. (B) my friends
- C. (C) lives
- D. (D) in Lahore.
Q23. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) He (B) has (C) already (D) drank two glasses of milk.
- A. (A) He
- B. (B) has
- C. (C) already
- D. (D) drank two glasses of milk.
Q24. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The boys (B) like to play the cricket (C) in the (D) street every evening.
- A. (A) The boys
- B. (B) like to play the cricket
- C. (C) in the
- D. (D) street every evening.
Q25. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Beside cricket, (B) he also (C) plays hockey (D) and tennis.
- A. (A) Beside cricket,
- B. (B) he also
- C. (C) plays hockey
- D. (D) and tennis.
Q26. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) If we do not hurry, we may (B) loose (C) the (D) train.
- A. (A) If we do not hurry, we may
- B. (B) loose
- C. (C) the
- D. (D) train.
Q27. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Who's umbrella (B) is lying (C) near (D) the door?
- A. (A) Who's umbrella
- B. (B) is lying
- C. (C) near
- D. (D) the door?
Q28. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) My (B) uncle (C) learned me (D) how to drive a car.
- A. (A) My
- B. (B) uncle
- C. (C) learned me
- D. (D) how to drive a car.
Q29. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The new rule (B) will effect (C) everyone who travels (D) on this road.
- A. (A) The new rule
- B. (B) will effect
- C. (C) everyone who travels
- D. (D) on this road.
Q30. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The principle of (B) our college (C) addressed the (D) new students.
- A. (A) The principle of
- B. (B) our college
- C. (C) addressed the
- D. (D) new students.