Q. Identify the error in the sentence: He don't like to play football.
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A.
He
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B.
don't
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C.
like
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D.
to play
Solution
The error is 'don't'; it should be 'doesn't' for the singular subject 'He'.
Correct Answer:
B
— don't
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: She don't like to play soccer.
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A.
She
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B.
don't
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C.
like
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D.
to play
Solution
The error is 'don't'; it should be 'doesn't' for the singular subject 'She'.
Correct Answer:
B
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: The team are winning the match.
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A.
The team is winning the match.
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B.
The team are winning the matches.
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C.
The teams is winning the match.
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D.
The team wins the match.
Solution
'Team' is a collective noun and takes a singular verb 'is'.
Correct Answer:
A
— The team is winning the match.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: The team of researchers were awarded for their groundbreaking work.
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A.
The
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B.
of
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C.
were
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D.
awarded
Solution
The error is 'were'; it should be 'was' because 'team' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
C
— were
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Each of the players have their own locker.'
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A.
A. Each
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B.
B. of the players
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C.
C. have
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D.
D. their own locker
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular.
Correct Answer:
C
— C. have
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was happy with the decision.'
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A.
A. Neither
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B.
B. manager
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C.
C. nor
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D.
D. was
Solution
'Was' should be 'were' because the subject is plural ('employees').
Correct Answer:
D
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the changes.'
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A.
A) Neither
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B.
B) the manager
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C.
C) nor the employees
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D.
D) was aware
Solution
The error is in option D. It should be 'were aware' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
D
— D) was aware
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
A. The committee
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B.
B. have
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C.
C. made
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D.
D. their
Solution
The correct verb should be 'has' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. have
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Q. Identify the error: 'The committee are meeting today to discuss the new policy.'
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A.
The committee
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B.
are meeting
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C.
today to discuss
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D.
the new policy.
Solution
The correct verb should be 'is' instead of 'are' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
B
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Q. Identify the error: Each of the players have their own locker.
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A.
Each of the players has their own locker.
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B.
Each of the players have their own lockers.
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C.
Each of the player have their own locker.
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D.
Each of the players has their own lockers.
Solution
The subject 'Each' is singular, so it should be 'has'.
Correct Answer:
A
— Each of the players has their own locker.
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Q. Identify the error: Each of the students have completed their assignments.
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A.
Each of the students has completed their assignments.
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B.
Each of the student have completed their assignments.
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C.
Each of the students have completed his assignment.
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D.
No error.
Solution
The subject 'Each' is singular, so it should be 'has' instead of 'have'.
Correct Answer:
A
— Each of the students has completed their assignments.
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Q. Identify the error: Each of the students have submitted their assignments.
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A.
Each of the students has submitted their assignments.
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B.
Each of the students have submitted his or her assignment.
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C.
Each of the students have submitted their assignment.
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D.
No error.
Solution
The subject 'Each' is singular, so it should be 'has' instead of 'have'.
Correct Answer:
A
— Each of the students has submitted their assignments.
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Q. Identify the error: He has went to the store.
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A.
He has gone to the store.
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B.
He has go to the store.
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C.
He has going to the store.
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D.
He has gone to store.
Solution
The correct past participle of 'go' is 'gone'.
Correct Answer:
A
— He has gone to the store.
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Q. Identify the error: He runs more faster than anyone in the race.
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A.
He runs faster than anyone in the race.
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B.
He run more faster than anyone in the race.
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C.
He runs most faster than anyone in the race.
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D.
No error.
Solution
The correct form is 'faster' as 'more' is not needed with comparative adjectives.
Correct Answer:
A
— He runs faster than anyone in the race.
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Q. Identify the error: Neither the manager nor the employees was happy with the decision.
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A.
Neither the manager nor the employees were happy with the decision.
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B.
Neither the manager nor the employee was happy with the decision.
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C.
Neither the managers nor the employees was happy with the decision.
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D.
No error.
Solution
When using 'neither/nor', the verb should agree with the nearest subject, which is 'employees' (plural).
Correct Answer:
A
— Neither the manager nor the employees were happy with the decision.
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Q. Identify the error: She sings good.
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A.
She sings well.
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B.
She sing good.
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C.
She sings better.
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D.
She sing well.
Solution
'Well' is the correct adverb to describe how she sings.
Correct Answer:
A
— She sings well.
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Q. Identify the error: She sings more better than her sister.
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A.
She sings better than her sister.
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B.
She sings more good than her sister.
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C.
She sings best than her sister.
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D.
No error.
Solution
'Better' is the correct comparative form, not 'more better'.
Correct Answer:
A
— She sings better than her sister.
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Q. Identify the error: The informations provided were very helpful.
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A.
The information provided was very helpful.
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B.
The informations provided were very helpful.
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C.
The information provide was very helpful.
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D.
The informations provide were very helpful.
Solution
'Information' is an uncountable noun and should be singular.
Correct Answer:
A
— The information provided was very helpful.
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Q. Identify the idiom that best fits the sentence: 'After the argument, he decided to ______ and make peace.'
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A.
A. bury the hatchet
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B.
B. throw in the towel
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C.
C. hit the nail on the head
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D.
D. break the ice
Solution
'Bury the hatchet' means to make peace after a conflict, which fits the context of the sentence.
Correct Answer:
A
— A. bury the hatchet
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Q. Identify the idiom that best fits the sentence: 'After the long meeting, I was completely _____.'.
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A.
A. out of the woods
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B.
B. burned out
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C.
C. in hot water
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D.
D. on cloud nine
Solution
The idiom 'burned out' means to be exhausted, which fits the context.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. burned out
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Q. Identify the idiom that means to be very busy: 'to have a lot on one's plate.'
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A.
To be in hot water.
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B.
To have a lot on one's plate.
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C.
To bite off more than one can chew.
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D.
To hit the nail on the head.
Solution
'To have a lot on one's plate' means to be very busy.
Correct Answer:
B
— To have a lot on one's plate.
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Q. Identify the idiom that means to be very happy: 'On cloud nine'.
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A.
Under the weather
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B.
On cloud nine
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C.
Bite the bullet
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D.
Break the ice
Solution
'On cloud nine' is an idiom that means to be in a state of bliss or extreme happiness.
Correct Answer:
B
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Q. Identify the idiom that means to take a risk: 'To bite the bullet.'
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A.
To take the plunge.
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B.
To break the ice.
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C.
To hit the nail on the head.
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D.
To let the cat out of the bag.
Solution
'To take the plunge' means to take a risk.
Correct Answer:
A
— To take the plunge.
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Q. Identify the incorrect idiom: 'He kicked the bucket last week.'
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A.
A. He passed away
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B.
B. He started a new job
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C.
C. He kicked the bucket
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D.
D. He lost his temper
Solution
Option B is incorrect. 'Kicked the bucket' means to die, not to start a new job.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. He started a new job
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Q. Identify the incorrect word in the following sentence: 'She has a very unique perspective on the issue.'
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A.
A. very
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B.
B. unique
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C.
C. perspective
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D.
D. issue
Solution
The word 'unique' is absolute and should not be modified by 'very'.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. unique
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Q. Identify the incorrect word: She is very interest in art.
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A.
She
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B.
is
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C.
very
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D.
interest
Solution
The incorrect word is 'interest'; it should be 'interested'.
Correct Answer:
D
— interest
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Q. Identify the logical conclusion: 'All cats are mammals. Some mammals are not dogs. Therefore, some cats are not dogs.'
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A.
True
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B.
False
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C.
Cannot be determined
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D.
None of the above
Solution
The conclusion is true based on the premises provided.
Correct Answer:
A
— True
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Q. Identify the misspelled word in the following sentence: 'The teacher was very knowledgable about the subject.'
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A.
Teacher
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B.
Very
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C.
Knowledgable
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D.
Subject
Solution
'Knowledgable' is misspelled; the correct spelling is 'Knowledgeable'.
Correct Answer:
C
— Knowledgable
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Q. Identify the sentence that contains a grammatical error: 'Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time.'
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A.
Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time.
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B.
The teacher was pleased with the results.
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C.
Everyone in the class is excited for the trip.
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D.
The project was completed successfully.
Solution
The error is in the subject-verb agreement; it should be 'Each of the students has submitted...'.
Correct Answer:
A
— Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time.
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Q. Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct: 'Neither the manager nor the employees ______ aware of the changes.'
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A.
was
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B.
were
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C.
are
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D.
be
Solution
The correct verb form is 'were' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
B
— were
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