Tips And Tricks And Shortcuts On Error Identification

July 17, 2025

Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts For Error Identification

The Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts for Error Identification are important to know because it can help you solve a question quicker than with greater accuracy.

There are some tips and tricks given below that will help you to quickly solve such types of questions and save your time for the remaining questions.

Tips And Tricks And Shortcuts On Error Identification

Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts for Error Identification

  1. Read the sentence:
    Read the sentence carefully and try to find errors or words that are illogical and contains grammatical errors.
  2. Take a look at the options given:
    Look carefully for all the possible choices and check if the sentence needs change or not, as there are many sentences that do not require change and are given to confuse the reader.
  3. Substantiate your choice with a reason:
    In the above case, if you feel the sentence seems right, then try replacing or putting the words in the place to check if any other option seems correct or fit in the context.
  4. Pick the option that makes most sentence:
    Sometimes replacing different options in the question can help you understand the tone or the context of the sentence. This can help you identify the correct grammar that should be used instead.

The most common errors that can be found in a sentence are from varied grammatical topics. Let’s take a look at some:

  • Verbs
  • Pronoun
  • Preposition
  • Adjectives
  • Gerund (ing form of verb)
  • Noun
  • Relative Pronoun
  • Adverbs
  • Subject and Object
  • Comparative degree words
  • Redundancy
  • Parallelism
Tips and tricks for Error Identification

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Shortcuts for Error Identification to Save Time

Shortcut Description
Read the full sentence before jumping to an option Understanding the sentence as a whole helps spot subtle errors.
Look at each segment separately Many exams divide the sentence into 4 parts. Analyze each part carefully.
Start with grammar-heavy zones Focus on verbs, prepositions, determiners, and modifiers.
Memorize common error patterns E.g., “despite of” is wrong — the correct usage is “despite”.
Eliminate clearly correct options Helps reduce confusion and narrows your choices.

Quick Tips and Tricks to Identify Errors

  1. Focus on the Subject-Verb Agreement
    Always match singular subjects with singular verbs and plural with plural.
    • Wrong: He go to school every day.
    • Right: He goes to school every day.
  2. Watch Out for Tense Consistency
    Check if the sentence maintains the same verb tense throughout.
    • Wrong: She was watching TV and eats chips.
    • Right: She was watching TV and eating chips.
  3. Learn Common Preposition Usage
    Prepositions are tricky—watch “in, on, at, to, by” carefully.
    • Wrong: She is good in dancing.
    • Right: She is good at dancing.
  4. Pay Attention to Articles (a, an, the)
    Check for missing or wrongly used articles.
    • Wrong: He bought umbrella.
    • Right: He bought an umbrella.
  5. Spot Double Negatives
    Avoid using two negatives in the same sentence.
    • Wrong: He doesn’t know nothing.
    • Right: He doesn’t know anything.

Practice Topics for Error Identification

Grammar AreaFocus Points
TensesPast/Present/Future Consistency
ModifiersMisplaced and dangling modifiers
Articles & Determinersa, an, the, some, few
PrepositionsAt, in, on, to, by, for
ConjunctionsAnd, but, although, because
Subject-Verb AgreementSingular/plural match

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Thinking “sounds correct” equals grammatically correct.
  • Ignoring small words like “a”, “the”, “of”.
  • Skipping questions due to panic.
  • Not revising basic grammar rules.

Error Identification Tips, Tricks and Practice Questions

Question 1.

No one dares to disobey Ms. Johnson, as she is the strictest between all the teachers.

Options:

A.  Dares

B.  Strictest

C.  Between

D.  No error

Correct answer: C
Explanation:

Between is used to denote two people, and the above sentence talks about all the teachers, where “among” should be used.

Question 2

Shia hearing the news of mars mission which was initiated by ISRO.

Options:

A. Hearing

B. Of

C. Which

D. was

E. No error

Correct Option A.
Explanation:

Shia heard the news of mars mission which was initiated by ISRO.

Question: 3

Me and my friends went on a trip to manali last summers.

Options:

A. went

B. trip

C. summers

D. No error

Correct option: C

Explanation:

Me and my friends went on a trip to Manali last summer. Summers is not a valid word, because summer is one season, not many. Therefore, the word ‘summer will be used instead of ‘summers’

Question:4

M.S Dhoni are also called Captain cool.

Options:

A. MS Dhoni

B. Are

C. captain cool

D. No error

Correct option: B
Explanation:

M.S Dhoni is also called Captain cool- This should be the correct answer. Since M.S Dhoni singular, ‘is’ should be used instead of ‘are’

Question: 5

Because Rahul and Rohit  were playing cricket, the ball hit a lady that was sitting on the bench.

Options:

A. because

B. were

C. was sitting

D. no errors

Correct option: A
Explanation:

While Rahul and Rohit were playing cricket, the ball hit a lady that was sitting on the bench- This should be the correct answer. 

Because stands for reason, but we use while when we want to show an activity is happening while another is going on. In this case, we will use ‘while’ not ‘because’.

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