Error Spotting Practice Set - 2

#Questions

1. If children are treating with respect, they will behave accordingly.

2. We couldn't understand they because they were talking in Chinese.

3. Its a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview.

4. The essay is divided into five paragraphs and every of these has been sentences.

5. If you play your cards right, the job could be your when she leaves.

6. Sakshi discussed about the problem with her manager very briefly.

7. Radha woke up early that morning so that she should watch the beautiful sunrise.

8. Harish is spending two hours every morning reading newspapers in different languages.

9. While I was driving home, I heard some shocking news at the radio.

10. Yesterday, I met a man who was blind with the right eye.

#Answers

1.

Correct Sentence:
If children are treated with respect, they will behave accordingly.

Your Solution:

• treating ⇒ treated

Explanation:
The sentence should be in passive voice → “are treated.”

2.

Correct Sentence:
We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese.

Your Solution:

• understand they ⇒ understand them

Explanation:
“They” is subjective; here we need the objective case → “them.”

3.

Correct Sentence:
It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview.

Your Solution:

• Its ⇒ It's

Explanation:
“It’s” = “It is”; “Its” is possessive.

4.

Correct Sentence:
The essay is divided into five paragraphs and each of these has sentences.

Your Solution:

• every ⇒ each

Explanation:
“Every” is only an adjective, while “each” can act as both pronoun and adjective.
“Every of” is incorrect usage.

5.

Correct Sentence:
If you play your cards right, the job could be yours when she leaves.

Your Solution:

• your ⇒ yours

Explanation:
“Your” (adjective) needs a noun, while “yours” (pronoun) does not.

6.

Correct Sentence:
Sakshi discussed the problem with her manager very briefly.

Your Solution:

• discussed about ⇒ discussed

Explanation:
“Discuss” is a transitive verb → no preposition needed.
Note: “Discussion” (noun) can take prepositions (e.g., discussion about).

7.

Correct Sentence:
Radha woke up early that morning so that she might watch the beautiful sunrise.

Your Solution:

• should ⇒ could/might (might is more appropriate)

Explanation:
“Might” expresses purpose/possibility better than “should.”

8.

Correct Sentence:
Harish spends two hours every morning reading newspapers in different languages.

Your Solution:

• is spending ⇒ spends

Explanation:
This is a habitual action → use simple present tense, not continuous.

9.

Correct Sentence:
While I was driving home, I heard some shocking news on the radio.

Your Solution:

• at the radio ⇒ on the radio

Explanation:

Incorrect:

• in the radio
• in the campus
• at the radio
• in the television

Correct:

• on the radio
• on the campus
• on the television
• in newspaper

10.

Correct Sentence:
Yesterday, I met a man who was blind in the right eye.

Your Solution:

• blind with ⇒ blind in

Explanation:
Correct preposition is “in” when referring to parts of the body (eye).