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Error Spotting

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Formulas & 30-Second Shortcut Tricks

Formulas

  • Subject–verb agreement: 'Each / Every / One of the' + singular verb
  • 'Neither … nor', 'Either … or': verb agrees with the nearer subject
  • 'Since' + point of time; 'for' + period of time
  • Use 'fewer' with countable nouns, 'less' with uncountable

Shortcuts

  • Read the sentence for the main subject and main verb first — most errors live there.
  • Watch for 'one of the + plural noun + singular verb'.

Practice problems

Q1

(A) Each of the students / (B) have submitted / (C) the assignment on time.

Q2

(A) He has been working here / (B) since five years / (C) and loves the job.

Q3

(A) Neither the manager nor the employees / (B) was aware / (C) of the new policy.

Q4

(A) There are less people / (B) in the hall / (C) than we expected.

Q5

(A) She is one of the best players / (B) who has ever / (C) represented the country.

Q6

(A) The news / (B) are very surprising / (C) for everyone.

Q7

(A) If I was you, / (B) I would accept / (C) the offer immediately.

Q8

(A) The committee has / (B) submitted its report / (C) to the principal.

Q9

(A) He did not knew / (B) the answer / (C) to the question.

Q10

(A) The furniture in the room / (B) were bought / (C) last year.

Error Spotting Speed Test

1 minute per question. Use the palette to jump around; you'll see time spent on every question at the end.