Sentence & Error Correction

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Q1.Find the error: "She don't like coffee."

Easy
A She
B don't
C like
D coffee
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Don't" should be "doesn't" for third person singular.

Q2.Find the error: "He have been working since morning."

Easy
A He
B have been
C working
D since morning
Error Detection FPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Have been" should be "has been" (he = third person singular).

Q3.Find the error: "Each of the students have submitted their papers."

Medium
A Each
B of the students
C have submitted
D their papers
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: C

"Have submitted" should be "has submitted" (each = singular).

Q4.Find the error: "He is more taller than his brother."

Easy
A He is
B more taller
C than
D his brother
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"More taller" is incorrect; just "taller" is correct.

Q5.Find the error: "She suggested me to go home."

Hard
A She
B suggested me
C to go
D home
Error Detection PMS

Correct Answer: B

Suggest does not take an indirect object; say "suggested that I go home".

Q6.Find the error: "I saw a ghost yesterday night."

Medium
A I saw
B a ghost
C yesterday night
D nothing wrong
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: C

"Yesterday night" should be "last night".

Q7.Find the error: "He married with a doctor."

Medium
A He
B married with
C a doctor
D No error
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Married with" is wrong; correct is "married a doctor" (no preposition).

Q8.Find the error: "The police is investigating the case."

Medium
A The police
B is
C investigating
D the case
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Police" is a plural noun; use "are".

Q9.Find the error: "I am knowing him for years."

Hard
A I am
B knowing him
C for years
D No error
Error Detection PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Know" is a stative verb; use "I have known him for years".

Q10.Find the error: "She told that she was tired."

Hard
A She told
B that she
C was tired
D No error
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Told" needs an object: "She told me that she was tired" or use "said".

Q11.Find the error: "He was very much tired."

Medium
A He was
B very much
C tired
D No error
Error Detection PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Very much" is used before past participles only in certain collocations; here "very tired" is correct.

Q12.Find the error: "Inspite of being sick, she went to work."

Easy
A Inspite of
B being sick
C she went
D to work
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: A

"Inspite" should be two words: "In spite of".

Q13.Find the error: "It is very hot outside, isn't it?"

Medium
A It is
B very hot
C outside
D isn't it
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: D

The question tag is correct for "it is..." → "isn't it?"

Q14.Find the error: "All the furnitures were destroyed."

Medium
A All
B the furnitures
C were destroyed
D No error
Error Detection PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Furniture" is uncountable; no plural "furnitures".

Q15.Find the error: "He has many works to do."

Medium
A He has
B many works
C to do
D No error
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Work" (tasks) is uncountable; use "much work" or "a lot of work".

Q16.Find the error: "She does not know to swim."

Medium
A She
B does not
C know to swim
D No error
Error Detection CSS

Correct Answer: C

Should be "know how to swim"; "know to" is incorrect.

Q17.Find the error: "She lays on the sofa every afternoon."

Hard
A She
B lays
C on the sofa
D every afternoon
Error Detection PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Lie" (to recline), not "lay", is correct: "She lies on the sofa".

Q18.Choose the correct sentence:

Easy
A What is it about cricket that you enjoy'
B What is it about cricket that you enjoy?
C What is it about cricket that you enjoy!
D None of these
Error Detection PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

The correct sentence ends with a question mark as it is an interrogative sentence.

Q19.Which of the following sentence is correct:

Easy
A He was completely exhausted,yet he continued studying for his exam!
B He was completely exhausted,when he continued studying for his exam
C He was completely exhausted,yet he continued studying for his exam.
D None of these
Error Detection PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: C

'Yet' is the correct conjunction showing contrast between exhaustion and continued study.

Q20.Identify the sentence with a grammatical error:

Hard
A The new employee, along with the rest of the team, were responsible for the project's failure.
B Having studied English for five years, I find the grammar rules easy.
C The report, whose findings were groundbreaking, was published in a prestigious journal.
D By the time the manager arrived, the employees had been working for hours.
Error Detection CSS 2026

Correct Answer: A

In (a), the subject 'employee' (singular) incorrectly takes the plural verb 'were'; it should be 'was'.