Error Correction Class 10 MCQ

Correct Answer: A. is. “Government” is treated as a singular collective noun in this context, referring to the body as a single unit.

Correct Answer: B. are. When “majority” refers to a countable noun (students), it takes a plural verb, indicating the individual members.

Correct Answer: A. is. The subject is “team” (singular). The interrupting phrase “along with their coach” does not change the subject’s number.

Correct Answer: B. were. According to the proximity rule with “neither…nor,” the verb agrees with the subject closer to it (“administration”). The provided answer uses “were,” treating “administration” as plural in this specific context, possibly referring to its members. Standard grammar often treats “administration” as singular (“was”).

Correct Answer: B. were. The phrase “a number of” + plural noun (issues) takes a plural verb, indicating multiple items.

Correct Answer: A. is. The indefinite pronoun “Each” is always singular and takes a singular verb.

Correct Answer: A. was. The indefinite pronoun “Neither” is always singular and takes a singular verb.

Correct Answer: A. did. “Everyone” is a singular indefinite pronoun. The verb “did” is used here, indicating the past tense action.

Correct Answer: B. does. The indefinite pronoun “Something” is singular and requires the singular present tense verb “does.”

Correct Answer: A. was. “Furniture” is an uncountable (mass) noun and always takes a singular verb.

Correct Answer: B. are. Two singular subjects (“director,” “producer”) joined by “and” form a plural compound subject, requiring a plural verb.

Correct Answer: A. was. With “not only…but also,” the verb agrees with the subject closer to it, which is “teacher” (singular).

Correct Answer: B. are. With “either…or,” the verb agrees with the subject closer to it, which is “cartridges” (plural).

Correct Answer: A. sit. In this inverted sentence, the subject is “books” (plural), which requires the plural verb “sit.”

Correct Answer: A. has. In this inverted sentence starting with “Never before,” the auxiliary verb comes before the subject “company” (singular), requiring “has.”

Correct Answer: A. will have left. The future perfect tense (“will have left”) is used to describe an action that will be completed before another future event (“we reach the station”).

Correct Answer: B. was waiting. The past continuous tense (“was waiting”) indicates an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another action (“you called”).

Correct Answer: A. reads. The simple present tense (“reads”) is used to describe habitual or regular actions.

Correct Answer: B. rises. The simple present tense (“rises”) is used to state universal truths or facts.

Correct Answer: C. had lived. The past perfect tense (“had lived”) is used to describe an action that was completed before another specific point or action in the past (“before moving to Delhi”).

Correct Answer: B. would call. In reported speech, when the reporting verb (“promised”) is in the past tense, “will” in the original statement changes to “would.”

Correct Answer: B. boils. Universal truths or scientific facts generally remain in the simple present tense even when reported in a past context.

Correct Answer: B. had left. The past perfect tense (“had left”) is used because the action of leaving the keys happened before the action of realizing it (both in the past).

Correct Answer: B. was. In reported speech with a past tense reporting verb (“informed”), the verb tense in the reported clause usually shifts back; “is” becomes “was.”

Correct Answer: B. would pass. Similar to Question 21, the past tense reporting verb (“believed”) causes “will pass” to shift to “would pass” in the reported clause.

Correct Answer: A or B. spilled. The simple past tense of the irregular verb “spill” is “spilled” (or sometimes “spilt”).

Correct Answer: B. seen. The present perfect tense (“Have…seen”) requires the past participle form of the verb, which is “seen” for “see.”

Correct Answer: B. broke. The simple past tense of the irregular verb “break” is “broke.”

Correct Answer: B. stole. The simple past tense of the irregular verb “steal” is “stole.”

Correct Answer: B. thrown. The present perfect tense (“has…thrown”) requires the past participle form of the verb, which is “thrown” for “throw.”

Correct Answer: B. me. Pronouns following prepositions (like “between”) should be in the objective case (“me,” “him,” “her,” “us,” “them”).

Correct Answer: A. I. When a pronoun follows a form of the verb “to be” (like “was”) and renames the subject (“It”), it should be in the subjective case (“I,” “he,” “she,” “we,” “they”).

Correct Answer: B. its. “Its” is the possessive form of “it,” indicating ownership. “It’s” is a contraction for “it is” or “it has.”

Correct Answer: B. him. The pronoun is the object of the preposition “to,” so the objective case (“him”) is required.

Correct Answer: A. She. The pronoun is the subject of the verb “is,” so the subjective case (“She”) is required.

Correct Answer: B or C. Rajesh decided to move to Delhi. or Amit decided to move to Delhi. The pronoun “he” is ambiguous because it could refer to either Rajesh or Amit. The sentence needs clarification.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The pronoun “which” clearly refers back to the entire preceding clause (“The team lost the match”).

Correct Answer: B or C. The book says… or The author states… The pronoun “it” lacks a clear antecedent. Specifying “The book” or “The author” improves clarity.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The pronoun “it” clearly and unambiguously refers back to “the car.”

Correct Answer: B, C, or D. Doctors say…, Experts say…, or People say… The pronoun “They” is vague; specifying who “they” are (e.g., doctors, experts, people in general) improves clarity.

Correct Answer: B. his or her. “Each” is singular. Traditionally, “his or her” is used for gender inclusivity. “Their” is increasingly accepted but “his or her” aligns with the singular antecedent.

Correct Answer: B. her. “Neither” is singular. Since the antecedent is “girls,” the singular feminine pronoun “her” is appropriate.

Correct Answer: A. it. “Company” is a singular collective noun, so the singular pronoun “it” is used to refer to it.

Correct Answer: B or D. he or she or one. “Anyone” is singular. “He or she” is grammatically correct for inclusivity, and “one” is a more formal singular option.

Correct Answer: A. its. “Jury” is typically treated as a singular collective noun when acting as a unit, so the singular possessive “its” is used.

Correct Answer: B. I saw a dog with a bushy tail chasing a squirrel. The modifying phrase “with a bushy tail” is misplaced; it should be placed immediately after “dog,” the noun it modifies, to avoid suggesting the squirrel has the bushy tail.

Correct Answer: B or D. As I was driving… or Driving down the road, I saw… This is a dangling modifier. The introductory phrase “Driving down the road” needs a subject (who was driving?). It cannot logically modify “the tree.”

Correct Answer: C. We ate a delicious meal that was cooked by the chef on the patio. The phrase “on the patio” likely modifies where the meal was eaten, so placing it after the main clause clarifies this.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The modifier “Only” is correctly placed to modify the subject “the students who studied hard,” meaning no other students passed.

Correct Answer: B. She waited almost an hour for the bus. The modifier “almost” should be placed directly before the phrase it modifies (“an hour”) to clarify the meaning.

Correct Answer: B or C. While I was walking… or Walking down the street, I saw… This is a dangling modifier. The phrase “Walking down the street” needs a logical subject (who was walking?), which cannot be “the old mansion.”

Correct Answer: B, C, or D. To solve…, you must simplify… or The equation must be simplified… or …simplification… is necessary. This is a dangling modifier. The infinitive phrase “To solve the problem” lacks a logical subject within the sentence structure.

Correct Answer: B. Having finished…, she turned on… This is a dangling modifier. The participial phrase “Having finished the assignment” needs a subject (who finished it?), which cannot logically be “the TV.”

Correct Answer: B. Almost all the students… This is a squinting modifier. “Almost” is placed ambiguously. Placing it before “all” clarifies that nearly every student passed.

Correct Answer: A or C. Correct as is or …laughed frequently. The placement of “frequently” before the verb or at the end of the clause are both common and clear in meaning here.

Correct Answer: B. My hobbies include reading, writing, and painting. Items in a list should have parallel grammatical structure. “reading,” “writing,” and “painting” are all gerunds.

Correct Answer: B or C. …intelligent, compassionate, and hard-working. or …an intelligent, compassionate, and hard-working person. Parallel structure requires consistency; use either parallel adjectives (“hard-working”) or parallel noun phrases (“a hard-working person”).

Correct Answer: B. …to assemble…, connect…, and then test… Parallel structure requires using the same form for all items in the list, in this case, the base form of the verb (implied infinitive after the first “to”).

Correct Answer: B. …swimming, hiking, and playing the guitar. Parallel structure requires consistency; since the list starts with gerunds (“swimming,” “hiking”), the last item should also be a gerund (“playing”).

Correct Answer: B. …researching…, writing…, and presenting… Parallel structure requires all items in the list to be in the same form (gerunds in this case).

Correct Answer: B. …challenging than climbing… Comparisons should use parallel structures. “Climbing” should be compared with “climbing.”

Correct Answer: B. …prefers reading books to watching movies. The comparison requires parallel structures (gerund “reading” compared with gerund “watching”).

Correct Answer: B. …not only a talented musician but also a talented painter. The structures following “not only” and “but also” should be parallel (noun phrase compared with noun phrase).

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The correlative conjunction “Both…and” correctly connects two parallel noun phrases (“the design,” “the functionality”).

Correct Answer: B or D. …either online or by mail. or …either submit… online or submit… by mail. The elements connected by “Either…or” should be grammatically parallel (e.g., two prepositional phrases like “online” and “by mail” or two verb phrases).

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. “Unique” starts with a ‘y’ consonant sound, so the article “a” is correct. It’s the first mention, so the indefinite article is appropriate.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. “Honest” starts with a vowel sound (the ‘h’ is silent), so the article “an” is correct.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The definite article “the” is used before the names of specific rivers (like the Ganga, the Nile, the Amazon).

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The definite article “the” is typically used when referring to playing a musical instrument.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The indefinite article “a” is used before a singular, countable noun (“car”) mentioned for the first time or in a general sense.

Correct Answer: B. I love to eat chocolates. When referring to plural countable nouns (chocolates) in a general sense (loving chocolates in general), no article is used.

Correct Answer: B. Gold is a precious metal. When referring to uncountable nouns (like gold) in a general sense, no article is used.

Correct Answer: B. She went to university… When referring to institutions like ‘school’, ‘college’, ‘university’, ‘church’, ‘prison’, ‘hospital’ for their primary purpose, the article is often omitted.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The definite article “the” is always used with superlative adjectives (“best,” “longest,” “most important”).

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. Names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) used in a general sense usually do not take an article.

Correct Answer: B. She is interested in learning… The adjective “interested” is followed by the preposition “in.”

Correct Answer: B. He is different from his brother. The adjective “different” is typically followed by the preposition “from” (though “than” and “to” are sometimes seen in informal usage).

Correct Answer: B or C. I am angry with him… or I am angry at him… Both “with” and “at” are commonly used after “angry” when referring to a person.

Correct Answer: B. She is married to a doctor. The adjective “married” is followed by the preposition “to.”

Correct Answer: B. The book is comprised of ten chapters. While “comprises ten chapters” (no preposition) is also correct, the passive form “is comprised” takes the preposition “of.”

Correct Answer: B. He is good at mathematics. The correct idiomatic expression is “good at” a skill or subject.

Correct Answer: B. She is afraid of spiders. The correct idiomatic expression is “afraid of” something.

Correct Answer: B. I am looking forward to meeting you. The phrase “looking forward to” requires a gerund (-ing form) or a noun after “to,” as “to” functions as a preposition here.

Correct Answer: A. Correct as is. The verb “insist” is correctly followed by the preposition “on.”

Correct Answer: B. She is capable of doing… The adjective “capable” is followed by the preposition “of” and usually a gerund.

Correct Answer: B. but. The coordinating conjunction “but” is used to show contrast between the desire to go and the tiredness.

Correct Answer: C. yet. The coordinating conjunction “yet” is used to show an unexpected contrast (studying hard usually leads to passing).

Correct Answer: C. nor. The coordinating conjunction “nor” is used to introduce a second negative statement, often requiring subject-verb inversion (“do I”).

Correct Answer: C. or. The coordinating conjunction “or” is used to present alternatives or choices.

Correct Answer: A. so. The coordinating conjunction “so” is used to indicate a result or consequence (the terrible weather led to staying indoors).

Correct Answer: A. Although. The subordinating conjunction “Although” introduces a clause that contrasts with the main clause (despite being sick, she went to work).

Correct Answer: C. because. The subordinating conjunction “because” introduces a clause that explains the reason for the action in the main clause.

Correct Answer: A. If. The subordinating conjunction “If” introduces a conditional clause (the condition for passing is studying hard).

Correct Answer: A. until. The subordinating conjunction “until” indicates the time limit or endpoint of the waiting action.

Correct Answer: A. Since. The subordinating conjunction “Since” can introduce a reason (similar to “because”), explaining why they left early.

Correct Answer: A. Both…and. The correlative conjunction “Both…and” connects two subjects (“the students,” “the teacher”) and requires a plural verb (“were”).

Correct Answer: A. Either…or. The correlative conjunction “Either…or” presents two alternatives (apologize or be grounded).

Correct Answer: D. not only…but also. The correlative conjunction “Not only…but also” connects and emphasizes two qualities (intelligent, hardworking).

Correct Answer: A. Neither…nor. The correlative conjunction “Neither…nor” connects two negative possibilities (the food was not good, and the service was not good).

Correct Answer: D. If…then. The correlative conjunction “If…then” (though “then” is often omitted) establishes a condition (“If you finish…”) and its consequence (“…you can go out…”).