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English – Spotting Errors – Set 15 (Adverb Based)
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
Kajol cannot ask / her father / for his car without any vividly reason- A. No error
- B. Kajol cannot ask
- C. her father
- D. for his car without any vividly reason
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Answer: D. for his car without any vividly reason
The error is in “for his car without any vividly reason”. Replace “vividly” with “vivid”: for his car without any vivid reason.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
She took / tea and / said that it tasted sweetly.- A. She took
- B. said that it tasted sweetly.
- C. tea and
- D. No error
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Answer: B. said that it tasted sweetly.
The error is in “said that it tasted sweetly.”. Replace “sweetly” with “sweet”: said that it tasted sweet..
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
He hurt himself / yesterday while running / very fastly.- A. He hurt himself
- B. No error
- C. yesterday while running
- D. very fastly.
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Answer: D. very fastly.
The error is in “very fastly.”. Replace “fastly” with “fast”: very fast..
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
It was bitter cold / yesterday due to which / we had to stay at home the whole day.- A. we had to stay at home the whole day.
- B. yesterday due to which
- C. No error
- D. It was bitter cold
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Answer: D. It was bitter cold
The error is in “It was bitter cold”. Replace “bitter” with “bitterly”: It was bitterly cold.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
The thief was not / enough lucky to / escape from the police.- A. escape from the police.
- B. enough lucky to
- C. The thief was not
- D. No error
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Answer: B. enough lucky to
The error is in “enough lucky to”. Replace “enough lucky” with “lucky enough”: lucky enough to.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
The driver tried his best / to avert the accident by bringing the car / to a suddenly stop.- A. The driver tried his best
- B. No error
- C. to avert the accident by bringing the car
- D. to a suddenly stop.
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Answer: D. to a suddenly stop.
The error is in “to a suddenly stop.”. Replace “suddenly” with “sudden”: to a sudden stop..
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
The technician reminded them / to have a thoroughly cleaning / of the machine after each use.- A. No error
- B. of the machine after each use.
- C. The technician reminded them
- D. to have a thoroughly cleaning
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Answer: D. to have a thoroughly cleaning
The error is in “to have a thoroughly cleaning”. Replace “thoroughly” with “thorough”: to have a thorough cleaning.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
He is too smarter / to make it / happen.- A. He is too smarter
- B. happen.
- C. to make it
- D. No error
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Answer: A. He is too smarter
The error is in “He is too smarter”. Replace “smarter” with “smart”: He is too smart.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
People invent new machines / when they think / different- A. People invent new machines
- B. different
- C. when they think
- D. No error
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Answer: B. different
The error is in “different”. Replace “different” with “differently”: differently.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
It is the duty of every citizen / to do his utmost to defend / the hardly won freedom of the country.- A. It is the duty of every citizen
- B. the hardly won freedom of the country.
- C. No error
- D. to do his utmost to defend
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Answer: B. the hardly won freedom of the country.
The error is in “the hardly won freedom of the country.”. Replace “hardly” with “hard”: the hard won freedom of the country..
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
I advised my brother to engage two coolies instead of one / because the luggage was too much heavy / for a single coolie to handle.- A. I advised my brother to engage two coolies instead of one
- B. for a single coolie to handle.
- C. because the luggage was too much heavy
- D. No error
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Answer: C. because the luggage was too much heavy
The error is in “because the luggage was too much heavy”. Replace “too much” with “much too”: because the luggage was much too heavy.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
They were exceptional good / orators, so all of us / listened to them very attentively.- A. listened to them very attentively.
- B. They were exceptional good
- C. No error
- D. orators, so all of us
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Answer: B. They were exceptional good
The error is in “They were exceptional good”. Replace “exceptional” with “exceptionally”: They were exceptionally good.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
Hardly he likes / to hear my name / after the rift which occurred between him and me.- A. after the rift which occurred between him and me.
- B. No error
- C. Hardly he likes
- D. to hear my name
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Answer: C. Hardly he likes
The error is in “Hardly he likes”. Replace “Hardly he likes” with “Hardly does he like”: Hardly does he like.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
Such obstacles will / not stop him; nothing never / did; this is why he is progressing by leaps and bounds.- A. not stop him; nothing never
- B. No error
- C. did; this is why he is progressing by leaps and bounds.
- D. Such obstacles will
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Answer: A. not stop him; nothing never
The error is in “not stop him; nothing never”. Remove “never”.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
She looked at him lovely / but he did not / respond to her.- A. but he did not
- B. She looked at him lovely
- C. No error
- D. respond to her.
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Answer: B. She looked at him lovely
The error is in “She looked at him lovely”. Replace “lovely” with “lovingly”: She looked at him lovingly.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
Every member of the family is / addicted to drinking / and so Tom is.- A. Every member of the family is
- B. and so Tom is.
- C. addicted to drinking
- D. No error
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Answer: B. and so Tom is.
The error is in “and so Tom is.”. Replace “so Tom is” with “so is Tom”: and so is Tom..
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
India played very careful / right from the beginning of the match / held at Sharjah in order to win the match.- A. India played very careful
- B. held at Sharjah in order to win the match.
- C. right from the beginning of the match
- D. No error
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Answer: A. India played very careful
The error is in “India played very careful”. Replace “careful” with “carefully”: India played very carefully.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
I liked that opportune moment / when the workers proved their might / to take on the company and came out victorious.- A. to take on the company and came out victorious.
- B. I liked that opportune moment
- C. No error
- D. when the workers proved their might
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Answer: C. No error
The sentence is correct as it stands, so the answer is No error.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
The old man is blindly, / so don’t call him a liar when / he says that he can’t read.- A. he says that he can’t read.
- B. so don’t call him a liar when
- C. The old man is blindly,
- D. No error
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Answer: C. The old man is blindly,
The error is in “The old man is blindly,”. Replace “blindly” with “blind”: The old man is blind,.
- Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose “No error”.
Before the game she felt surely / of winning, but after five minutes / she realized that it was not going to be so easy.- A. she realized that it was not going to be so easy.
- B. of winning, but after five minutes
- C. Before the game she felt surely
- D. No error
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Answer: C. Before the game she felt surely
The error is in “Before the game she felt surely”. Replace “surely” with “sure”: Before the game she felt sure.