Error Spotting Questions Set 10: English Language

Error Spotting Questions Set 10: English Language

Find if any portion of phrase (1), (2), (3) or (4) includes errors in each of the previous phrases. If the mistake tag E) does not exist as you reply.

1. His goal was to (1)/ displace the current operating system (2)/ and introduce a new computer program (3)/ to take his place.(4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
2. The company hopes to (1)/ saturating the market (2)/ with their products so consumers will think (3)/ of its brand first.(4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
3. Since a paranormal researcher, (1)/ the scientist tried to justify (2)/ paranormal events that (3)/ were previously unexplainable.(4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
4. Without favorable operating conditions,(1)/ factory workers were (2)/ not able to live up (3)/ with production demand. (4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
5. The government is offering incentives (1)/ for people to take up horticulture (2)/ in the hope that it will make our city (3)/ more pretty than it already is.(4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
6. The employees were not happy (1)/ when they learned there pay raises (2)/ were tentative and could be (3)/ cancelled at any moment. (4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
7. To gain entry (1)/into any Special Forces unit (2)/ in the military, you must push (3)/ by rigorous testing. (4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
8. After the plane crashed, (1)/ each of the survivors received (2)/ free airfare for lives (3)/ as a consolation for their suffering. (4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
9. If your password (1)/ is invalid, you won’t (2)/ be able to access (3)/ your online accounts.(4)
   A) 1
   B) 2
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) No Error    
10. Because my hybrid car (1)/ works with both solar power (2)/ and gasoline, I use (3)/ less fuel than the lot of people. (4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No Error

Answers list

1. his – its
2. saturating –  saturate
3. since – as
4. live up – keep up
5. no Error
6. there – their
7. by – through
8. lives – life
9. No error
10. the – a

End of Error Spotting Questions Set 10