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English Sentence Correction Aptitude MCQs
This section provides a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on English Sentence Correction, focusing on identifying and fixing grammatical errors, improving sentence structure, and ensuring clarity. Each question includes four answer choices, the correct answer, and a detailed explanation to help you improve your grammar and writing skills. Whether you are preparing for exams or enhancing your language knowledge, these English Sentence Correction practice questions will help you correct sentences accurately.
List of English Sentence Correction Aptitude MCQs
Here is a list of the top English Sentence Correction Aptitude MCQs to test and improve skills:
1. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She do not like spicy food."
- She do not
- like
- spicy food
- No error
Answer: A) She do not
Explanation:
It should be "She does not" because "does" is used with singular subjects.
2. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I have visited Paris last year."
- I have visited
- Paris
- last year
- No error
Answer: A) I have visited
Explanation:
When specifying a past time ("last year"), use the simple past: "I visited Paris last year."
3. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is richer than me."
- He is
- richer than
- me
- No error
Answer: C) me
Explanation:
It should be "richer than I" because the full sentence is "richer than I am."
4. Identify the error in the sentence:
"Neither of the boys were present."
- Neither of
- the boys
- were present
- No error
Answer: C) were present
Explanation:
"Neither" is singular, so it should be "Neither of the boys was present."
5. Identify the error in the sentence:
"The sceneries of Switzerland are breathtaking."
- The sceneries
- of Switzerland
- are breathtaking
- No error
Answer: A) The sceneries
Explanation:
"Scenery" is uncountable, so it should be "The scenery of Switzerland is breathtaking."
6. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She is senior than me in the office."
- She is
- senior than
- me in the office
- No error
Answer: B) senior than
Explanation:
Use "to" instead of "than" after "senior" → "She is senior to me in the office."
7. Identify the error in the sentence:
"The teacher gave me an advice."
- The teacher
- gave me
- an advice
- No error
Answer: C) an advice
Explanation:
"Advice" is uncountable; use "some advice" or "a piece of advice."
8. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I am liking this book very much."
- I am
- liking
- this book very much
- No error
Answer: B) liking
Explanation:
Stative verbs like "like" do not take continuous form → "I like this book very much."
9. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is working in this company since five years."
- He is working
- in this company
- since five years
- No error
Answer: C) since five years
Explanation:
Use "for" with a duration and "since" with a point in time → "for five years."
10. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She prevented me to go there."
- She prevented
- me to go
- there
- No error
Answer: B) me to go
Explanation:
"Prevent" is followed by "from" + gerund → "She prevented me from going there."
11. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She said that she will help me."
- She said
- that she
- will help me
- No error
Answer: C) will help me
Explanation:
In reported speech, "will" changes to "would" → "She said that she would help me."
12. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is enough strong to lift the box."
- He is
- enough strong
- to lift the box
- No error
Answer: B) enough strong
Explanation:
"Enough" comes after adjectives → "He is strong enough to lift the box."
13. Identify the error in the sentence:
"Although he was tired, but he finished the work."
- Although he was
- tired, but
- he finished the work
- No error
Answer: B) tired, but
Explanation:
"Although" and "but" are not used together → "Although he was tired, he finished the work."
14. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She gave me many informations."
- She gave
- me many
- informations
- No error
Answer: C) informations
Explanation:
"Information" is uncountable → "She gave me much information" or "some information."
15. Identify the error in the sentence:
"One of my friend is a doctor."
- One of
- my friend
- is a doctor
- No error
Answer: B) my friend
Explanation:
It should be plural → "One of my friends is a doctor."
16. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is too weak that he cannot walk."
- He is too weak
- that he
- cannot walk
- No error
Answer: B) that he
Explanation:
"Too" is followed by "to" → "He is too weak to walk."
17. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is used to work hard."
- He is
- used to
- work hard
- No error
Answer: C) work hard
Explanation:
"Used to" is followed by a gerund → "He is used to working hard."
18. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I prefer tea than coffee."
- I prefer
- tea than
- coffee
- No error
Answer: B) tea than
Explanation:
"Prefer" is followed by "to" → "I prefer tea to coffee."
19. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He gave me an advice."
- He gave
- me an
- advice
- No error
Answer: C) advice
Explanation:
"Advice" is uncountable → "He gave me some advice" or "a piece of advice."
20. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She is married with a doctor."
- She is
- married with
- a doctor
- No error
Answer: B) married with
Explanation:
Use "married to" instead of "married with" → "She is married to a doctor."
21. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He did not wrote the letter."
- He did
- not wrote
- the letter
- No error
Answer: B) not wrote
Explanation:
After "did," the base verb is used → "He did not write the letter."
22. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She is more intelligent than any girl in the class."
- She is
- more intelligent
- than any girl
- No error
Answer: C) than any girl
Explanation:
It should be "any other girl" → "She is more intelligent than any other girl in the class."
23. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I have visited my uncle last week."
- I have visited
- my uncle
- last week
- No error
Answer: A) I have visited
Explanation:
Past time expressions do not take present perfect → "I visited my uncle last week."
24. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I am knowing the answer."
- I am
- knowing
- the answer
- No error
Answer: B) knowing
Explanation:
"Know" is a stative verb and does not take "-ing" → "I know the answer."
25. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I do not know why is she angry."
- I do not know
- why is she
- angry
- No error
Answer: B) why is she
Explanation:
The correct word order is → "I do not know why she is angry."
26. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is suffering with fever."
- He is
- suffering with
- fever
- No error
Answer: B) suffering with
Explanation:
Use "suffering from" instead → "He is suffering from fever."
27. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She is good in English."
- She is
- good in
- English
- No error
Answer: B) good in
Explanation:
It should be "good at" → "She is good at English."
28. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I cannot cope up with this pressure."
- I cannot
- cope up
- with this pressure
- No error
Answer: B) cope up
Explanation:
"Cope" does not take "up" → "I cannot cope with this pressure."
29. Identify the error in the sentence:
"Let us discuss about this issue."
- Let us
- discuss about
- this issue
- No error
Answer: B) discuss about
Explanation:
"Discuss" does not take "about" → "Let us discuss this issue."
30. Identify the error in the sentence:
"I am looking forward to meet you."
- I am looking
- forward to
- meet you
- No error
Answer: C) meet you
Explanation:
"Looking forward to" is followed by a gerund → "I am looking forward to meeting you."
31. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She is junior than me."
- She is
- junior than
- me
- No error
Answer: B) junior than
Explanation:
Use "to" instead of "than" → "She is junior to me."
32. Identify the error in the sentence:
"He is married to a doctor and has three childs."
- He is married
- to a doctor
- and has three childs
- No error
Answer: C) three childs
Explanation:
The correct plural of "child" is "children" → "He has three children."
33. Identify the error in the sentence:
"She has two sister-in-laws."
- She has
- two
- sister-in-laws
- No error
Answer: C) sister-in-laws
Explanation:
The plural is "sisters-in-law" → "She has two sisters-in-law."
34. Identify the error in the sentence:
"Neither of the two boys were ready."
- Neither of
- the two boys
- were ready
- No error
Answer: C) were ready
Explanation:
"Neither" is singular, so use "was" → "Neither of the two boys was ready."
35. Identify the error in the sentence:
"The furniture in my house are new."
- The furniture
- in my house
- are new
- No error
Answer: C) are new
Explanation:
"Furniture" is uncountable and takes a singular verb → "The furniture in my house is new."
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