Spot the Error MCQs

1. “She don’t like to play cricket.”

  • A) She
  • B) Don’t
  • C) Like
  • D) To play

  • Correct Answer: B) Don’t (Error: It should be “doesn’t” instead of “don’t”)

2. “The team have won the match.”

  • A) The
  • B) Team
  • C) Have
  • D) Won

  • Correct Answer: C) Have (Error: It should be “has” because “team” is singular)

3. “I have never seen such a beautifully car.”

  • A) I
  • B) Never
  • C) Beautifully
  • D) Car

  • Correct Answer: C) Beautifully (Error: It should be “beautiful” instead of “beautifully”)

4. “He has two brothers, but neither of them are coming to the party.”

  • A) He
  • B) Brothers
  • C) Neither
  • D) Are

  • Correct Answer: D) Are (Error: It should be “is” because “neither” is singular)

5. “She can sings well.”

  • A) She
  • B) Can
  • C) Sings
  • D) Well

  • Correct Answer: C) Sings (Error: It should be “sing” because “can” is followed by the base form of the verb)

6. “If I was you, I would do the same thing.”

  • A) If
  • B) Was
  • C) You
  • D) Same

  • Correct Answer: B) Was (Error: It should be “were” for the subjunctive mood: “If I were you”)

7. “She has much books to read.”

  • A) She
  • B) Has
  • C) Much
  • D) Books

  • Correct Answer: C) Much (Error: It should be “many” because “books” is countable)

8. “She is the more intelligent of the two girls.”

  • A) She
  • B) Is
  • C) More
  • D) Of

  • Correct Answer: C) More (Error: It should be “more intelligent” because it’s a comparative sentence)

9. “Neither the teacher or the students are ready for the test.”

  • A) Neither
  • B) Teacher
  • C) Or
  • D) Are

  • Correct Answer: C) Or (Error: It should be “nor” instead of “or” after “neither”)

10. “I will go to the market if it will rain tomorrow.”

  • A) I
  • B) Will
  • C) Go
  • D) Will rain

  • Correct Answer: D) Will rain (Error: “If” does not require “will” in the second part of the sentence)

11. “She can to help you with the project.”

  • A) She
  • B) Can
  • C) To
  • D) Help

  • Correct Answer: C) To (Error: “To” should be omitted after “can” as it’s followed by the base verb)

12. “I didn’t went to the party last night.”

  • A) I
  • B) Didn’t
  • C) Went
  • D) Party

  • Correct Answer: C) Went (Error: After “didn’t,” the verb should be in its base form: “I didn’t go to the party.”)

13. “He have been studying all day long.”

  • A) He
  • B) Have
  • C) Been
  • D) Studying

  • Correct Answer: B) Have (Error: It should be “has” because “he” is singular: “He has been studying.”)

14. “The books is on the table.”

  • A) Books
  • B) Is
  • C) On
  • D) Table

  • Correct Answer: B) Is (Error: It should be “are” because “books” is plural)

15. “I didn’t went to the store.”

  • A) I
  • B) Didn’t
  • C) Went
  • D) Store

  • Correct Answer: C) Went (Error: After “didn’t,” use the base form “go” instead of “went”)

16. “She have a good understanding of the topic.”

  • A) She
  • B) Have
  • C) Good
  • D) Understanding

  • Correct Answer: B) Have (Error: It should be “has” because “she” is singular: “She has a good understanding.”)

17. “The teacher told the students to finish their work quickly as they can.”

  • A) Told
  • B) Finish
  • C) Their
  • D) Can

  • Correct Answer: D) Can (Error: It should be “could” instead of “can” because of the past tense: “as they could.”)

18. “Neither of the boys were absent today.”

  • A) Neither
  • B) Boys
  • C) Were
  • D) Absent

  • Correct Answer: C) Were (Error: “Neither” is singular, so it should be “was”: “Neither of the boys was absent.”)

19. “I didn’t know where he goes.”

  • A) Didn’t
  • B) Know
  • C) Where
  • D) Goes

  • Correct Answer: D) Goes (Error: It should be “went” because it’s a past action: “I didn’t know where he went.”)

20. “He is more smarter than his brother.”

D) His
Correct Answer: A) More (Error: “Smarter” is already a comparative adjective, so “more” is unnecessary: “He is smarter than his brother.”)

A) More

B) Smarter

C) Than

  • D) His

  • Correct Answer: A) More (Error: “Smarter” is already a comparative adjective, so “more” is unnecessary: “He is smarter than his brother.”)

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