Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Cloze Test - One Line Questions
1.
Select the option that best replaces the underlined phrase: 'She has a tendency to talk too much.' —
a tendency to talk a lot
2.
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The committee has decided to ______ the proposal. —
accept
3.
Choose the correct verb form: 'If I ______ you, I would study harder.' —
were
4.
Choose the correct sentence: 'He is ______ a doctor.' —
a
5.
Choose the correct article: 'She bought ______ new car.' —
a
6.
Choose the correct conjunction: 'He studied hard, ______ he failed the exam.' —
but
7.
Fill in the blank with the correct adverb: 'She sings ______.' —
beautifully
8.
Fill in the blank: 'The child was ______ by his mother.' —
brought up
9.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: 'The ______ of the report was excellent.' —
content
10.
Select the option that best fits the blank: 'The ______ of the river is very deep.' —
depth
11.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Despite of the heavy rain, the match continued.' —
Despite
12.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Each of the students have submitted their assignments.' —
have submitted
13.
Choose the correct word: 'The ______ of the two sisters is taller.' —
older
14.
Choose the correct form of the verb: 'They ______ to the party last night.' —
went
15.
Improve the underlined part of the sentence: 'He is good in mathematics.' —
good at mathematics
16.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? —
He doesn't like coffee.
17.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'He has been working here since two years.' —
since two years
18.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'He is elder than me.' —
elder than
19.
Improve the sentence: 'He is acquainted with the manager.' —
He is acquainted with the manager.
20.
Improve the sentence: 'He is married with a doctor.' —
He is married to a doctor.
21.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'He is one of those people who is always late.' —
who is always late
22.
Improve the sentence: 'He is proud on his achievements.' —
He is proud of his achievements.
23.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'He is senior to me by two years.' —
to me by two years
24.
Select the option that correctly expresses the meaning: 'He is too proud to ask for help.' —
He is so proud that he will not ask for help.
25.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'He is very interested in learn new things.' —
learn new things
26.
Which sentence is a correct example of parallel structure? —
He likes reading, writing, and painting.
27.
Which sentence correctly uses a gerund? —
Swimming is good exercise.
28.
Which of the following is the correct way to phrase the sentence: 'I regret to say that I cannot attend the meeting.' —
I regret to say that I cannot attend the meeting.
29.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition: 'The book is lying ______ the table.' —
on
30.
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'He is good ______ playing the piano.' —
at
31.
Choose the correct possessive form: 'This is ______ book.' —
John's
32.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrasal verb: 'The police are ______ the case.' —
looking into
33.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Neither John nor his friends was present at the party.' —
was present
34.
Choose the word that best fits the blank: The ______ of the experiment was to test the new drug's efficacy. —
objective
35.
Improve the underlined phrase: 'The meeting was postponed indefinitely.' —
put off
36.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'She is more taller than her brother.' —
more taller
37.
Improve the sentence: 'She is allergic to nuts.' —
She is allergic to nuts.
38.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'She is fond of play chess.' —
of play
39.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'She is quite different than her sister.' —
different than
40.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'She speaks English fluently and speaks French too.' —
and speaks French too
41.
Improve the underlined phrase: 'She is a person of few words.' —
reserved
42.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The committee are divided in their opinion.' —
are divided
43.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The company is facing a lot of competition.' —
No error
44.
Which of the following is the correct passive voice of 'The cat killed the mouse.'? —
The mouse was killed by the cat.
45.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The news are bad.' —
are bad
46.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The pair of shoes are expensive.' —
are expensive
47.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The reason why he was late is because he missed the bus.' —
is because
48.
Which sentence correctly uses a participle? —
The running water is cold.
49.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'The teacher asked the students to put off their bags.' —
put off their bags
50.
Improve the underlined part: 'I am looking forward to meet you.' —
to meeting you