Error Detection - Prepositions

 1. (a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days/ (d) No error.

2. (a) Children/ should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and well wishers./ (d) No error.

3. (a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error.

4. (a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No error.

5. (a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements for the/ (c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.

6. (a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./ (d) No error.

7. (a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error.

8. (a) On the time/ (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre/ (c) a large crowd had assembled/ (d) No error.

9. (a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with a knife./ (d) No error.

10. (a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents/ (d) No error.

11. (a) Without thinking/ (b) for a moment he/ (c) entrusted me in all the responsibilities / (d) No error.

12. (a) Sudha fell in/ (b) the well and nobody / (c) tried to save him./ (d) No error.

13. (a) I / (b) prefer coffee/ (c) than tea/ (d) No error.

14. (a) Suresh is busy / (b) in his work/ (c) for his presentation/ (d) No error.

15. (a) While crossing the road/ (b) an old man was/ (c) run out by a bus/ (d) No error.

16. (a) Amphibians / (b) can live / (c) in water as well as land./ (d) No error.

17. (a) My mother is fond off/ (b) cooking different / (c) types of dishes/ (d) No error.

18. (a) Our teacher/ (b) cannot/ (c) control on the students./ (d) No error.

19. (a) The lawyer has been waiting/ (b) for the prisoner / (c) since two hours / (d) No error.

20. (a) Mr. Bacon has / (b) great affection to/ (c) his family./ (d) No error.

21. (a) Rekha has a great/ (b) enmity for her/ (c) brother's friend./ (d) No error.

22. (a) He threw the bucket/ (b) into the river/ (c) and returned home without any water./ (d) No error.

23. (a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers / (d) No error.

24. (a) She was/ (b) angry on me because I/ (c) had not invited her to party./ (d) No error.

25. (a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No error.

26. (a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error.

27. (a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments/ (d) No error.

28. (a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students/ (d) No error.

29. (a) Despite of / (b)working hard/ (c) he failed/ (d) No error.

30. (a) Ashok/ (b) married with/ (c) Rekha last month./ (d) No error.

31. (a) The earth's atmosphere/ (b)comprises of/ (c) three layers/ (d) No error.

32. (a) The court held/ (b) the local MLA responsible/ (c) for the loss or damage to any public property./ (d) No error.

33. (a)He was debarred to attend/ (b) the monsoon session/ (c)of the Parliament./ (d) No error.

34. (a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error.

35. (a) He should refrain/ (b) to associate himself with any party/ (c) because people have faith in his integrity./ (d) No error.

36. (a) The songs of / (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error.

37. (a) It should be obvious to you/ (b)that if you persist bothering him,/ (c) he will get angry with you/ (d) No error.

38. (a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error.

39. (a)He had a suspected fracture, / (b) so he was/ (c)admitted into the hospital/ (d) No error.

40. (a) If you put your / (b) heart to it,/ (c) you will be a winner/ (d) No error.

41. (a) He walked/ (b) ten miles/ (c) by foot/ (d) No error.

42. (a) He is good / (b) in mathematics/ (c)but his friend isn't./ (d) No error.

43. (a) Those who are in power/ (b) have to be sensitive of/ (c)the sufferings of the poor/ (d) No error.

44. (a) Which newspaper/ (b) do you/ (c) subscribe for?/ (d) No error.

45. (a) We thought that the train/ (b) would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./ (d)No error.

46. (a) Despite of repeated warnings, / (b) he touched a live electric wire,/ (c) and was electrocuted./ (d) No error.

47. (a)It is my pleasure / (b) to congratulate you for your success/ (c) in the Civil Services Examination/ (d) No error.

48. (a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No error.

49. (a) It is half/ (b) past two/ (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.

50. (a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./ (d) No error.

51. (a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No error.

52. (a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No error.

53. (a) The poet/ (b) described about/ (c) the spring season./ (d) No error.

54. (a) The atmosphere/ (b) comprises of/ (c) many inert gases also./ (d) No error.

55. (a)We disposed off / (b) our old furniture/ (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.

56. (a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error.

57. (a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No error.

58. (a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about bears./ (d) No error.

59. (a) The teacher was tense/ (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/ (d) a hundred students.

60. (a) There is no rule/ (b) regarding the length of a precis/ (c) with relation to/ (d) that of the original passage.

61. (a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No error.

62. (a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home/ (c) as he was sick/ (d) No error.

Answers :

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27.(c) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (b) 41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (c) 61. (c) 62. (b)