NOUN- ENGLISH SECTION
PRACTICE SHEET (SPOT THE ERROR)
Types of Noun
1. PROPER NOUN – special words (names) that we use for a person, place or organization
2. COMMON NOUN- man, girl, cat, table, fish, love, pride, phone
3. COLLECTIVE NOUN- class, army, board, council, school
4. ABSTRACT NOUN- that you can’t sense, it’s the name given to an emotion or idea.
5. COUNTABLE NOUN-one cow, two books, three boys
6. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN- work, news, mail, coffee, information
7. POSSESSIVE NOUN- Apostrophe (‘s)
1. It had (a) /all begun (b) / in brightly lit room as I dreamily ran (c) / my fingers over the surface (d)/ of a globe. No error (e)
2.The angry at being (a)/ left out of the bonanza (b) / is palpable among (c) / employees of the organisation. (d) / No error(e)
3. The city needs an airport (a) / that can efficiently manage (b)/ a constantly flow of (c) / passengers and flights. (d) / No Error (e)
4. He had telephoned yesterday to (a)/ ask how much of the youth (b) / who attend our classes would be (c)/ interested in working for a textile company. (d)/ No error (e)
5. In 60’s Beatless, with (a) / their haircuts, clothes and joking (b)/ drew (c)/ crowds of shrieking teenagers (d) / All correct (e).
6. While (a) / a strong defend (b) / is important to any country it cannot be more important than the livelihood (c) /of its citizens (d)/ All correct (e).
7. Without a doubt, (a) / Ahmed is the most (b) / sincere of all the (c) /student in the class. (d)/ No error. (e)
8. I saw only (a)/ five police who (b)/ were running after (c)/ the bank robbers. (d)/ No Error (e)
9. He gave me (a)/ two important informations (b)/ I had been waiting for (c)/ the previous two Months (d)/ No Error (e)
10. These type of books (a)/ are certainly helpful to the students (b)/ preparing for the banking service (c)/ Examinations. (d)/ No Error (e)
11.“I have never seen (a)/ such as lovely spectacles (b)/ in my life”, said (c)/ the passer-by. (d)/ No Error (e)
12. When he returned (a)/ from America, he informed me (b)/ that he had come here (c)/ to do urgent work. (d)/ No error (e)
13. I do my best (a)/ but I don’t understand (b)/ why I do not get expected (c)/ marks in the examination. (d)/ No error (e)
14. The pretty woman (a)/ sitting in the car (b)/ is the daughter of one of (c)/ the headman of the village. (d)/ No error (e)
15. You will not be (a)/ allowed to go (b)/ anywhere else to (c)/ play outdoor games. (d)/ No error (e)
16. The beautiful surrounding (a)/ of the palace (b)/ attracted a large number of (c)/ tourists coming from abroad. (d)/ No error (e)
17. He did not know (a)/ that the headquarter (b)/ of the army (c)/ was in Delhi. (d)/ No error (e)
18. Liberalization of economy (a)/ has given birth to (b)/ many uncommon (c)/ phenomenon in the society.(d)/ No error (5e)
19. Thousands of young (a)/ protesters were standing (b)/ at Jantar Mantar and (c)/ supporting Anna Hazare. (d)/ No error (e)
20. It is very difficult (a)/ to chase (b)/ a huge score in the (c)/ fourth inning. (d)/ No error (e)
21. He gave me (a)/ a five-rupees note (b)/ and asked me to get (c)/ him a few cigarettes. (d)/ No error (e)
22. I trust you will (a)/ show forbearance to me (b)/ a few minutes more (c)/ so that I can finish this work. (d)/ No error (e)/
23. I went to the temple (a)/ with my parents, aunts (b)/and cousin sisters. (c)/ No error (d)
24. The manager put forward (a) /a number of criterions (b) /for the post. (c)/ No error (d)
25.I like (a)/ the poetries (b)/ of Byron and Shelly. (c)/ No error (d)
26. No porter being available (a)/ he carried (b)/ all his luggages himself. (c)/ No error (d)
27. The table’s legs (a)/ have been (b)/ elaborately carved. (c)/ No error (d)
28. He told me that (a)/ it was (b)/ his friend’s Shankar’s house.(c)/ No error (d)
29. The astronomer (a)/who predicts the future (b)/ has arrived.(c)/ No error (d)
30. According to economics (a)/ not more than five per cent (b)/ of education loans taken (c)/ by student are overdue. (d)/ No error (e)
31. Santosh live (a)/ by the principals (b)/ he professes. (c)/ No error (d)
32. All the evidences were (a)/ against him and he was (b)/ held guilty. (c)/ No error (d)
33. There should be(a)/ no furnitures (b)/ in my room .(c)/ No error (d)
34. She immediately quit (a)/ the job in which (b)/ neither the skill nor (c)/ knowledge were required. (d)/ No error.(e)
35. That house(a)/ is built of (b)/ stones.
(c)/ No error (d)
36. The Cattle in the meadow (a)/ was terrified to hear (b)/ the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger.(c)/ No error (d)
37. The committee (a)/could not come to (b)/ a final conclusion.(c)/ No error (d)
38. When we reach the fair(a)/ we found that there (b)/ was no place to stand.(c)/ No error (d)
39.Alms(a)/ are given (b)/ to the poors (c)/ of Jammu and Kashmir . (d)/ No error (e)
40. A strong breeze(a)/ blew his(b)/ cap off. (c)/ No error (d)
41. He had telephoned yesterday to (a)/ ask how much of the youth (b)/ who attend our classes would be (c)/ interested in working for a textile company.(d)/ No error (e)
42. Last week’s sharp hike in the wholsale price of beef (a)/ is a strong indication for (b)/ higher meat costs to come.(c)/ No error (d)
43. He was advised to take(a)/ two spoonsful of (b)/ medicine threee times a day .(c) /No error (d)
44. One of the firmest belief among the Hindus is that (a)/ Karma affects their (b) /life and also the life after death .(c)/ No error (d)
45. Whenever he goes to Mumbai (a)/ he stays in (b)/ five-stars hotels (c)/ No error (d)
46. Lasers are (a)/ indispensable tools (b)/ for the delicate eyes surgery.(c)/ No error (d)
47. The company has ordered (a)/ some (b)/ new equipments .(c)/ No error (d)
48. The driver showed (a)/ great talent in keeping (b)/ the damaged car under control. (c)/ No error (d)
49. It is a big blunder (a)/ but we had (b)/ to ignore it .(c)/ No error (d)
50. The police have received (a)/ two important informations (b)/ that can help them to solve the triple murder case.(c)/ No error(d)
SOLUTIONS:
1. (d) Here, surface (noun) should be used.
2. (a) Here, a Noun i.e. The anger at being …. should be used .
Look at the sentences:
He was filled with anger.(Noun)
Hundreds of angry demonstrator filled the square.(Adjective)
3. (c) An adjective qualifies a noun. Hence, a constant (Adjective) flow (Noun) ….Should be used.
4. (b) Before countable Nouns/Pronouns, ‘how many’ should be used. Hence, replace ‘ask how much of the youth’ by ‘ask how many of the youths’.
5. (b) Noun should be ‘jokes’ not joking used.
6. (b) Noun is needed; so ‘defend’ (verb) should be replaced by ‘defence’.
7. (d) Countable Noun/Pronoun after ‘all ‘ is plural. Hence, replace ‘student in the class’ by ‘students in the class’.
8. (b) Substitute policeman for police (the police uncountable noun but police man countable noun)
9.(b) Substitute information for informations (information is singular uncountable noun and a/an never used before singular uncountable noun).
10.(a) Substitute types for type (these, those, certain etc. are adjective its come after plural noun)
11.(b) Substitute spectacle for spectacles (here spectacle means scenes which singular uncountable noun. e.g. what a beautiful spectacle! = what a beautiful sight)
12. (e) No error
13.(e) No error
14.(d) Replace “headman” with “headmen”.
15.(e) No error
16. (a) Replace “surrounding” with “surroundings”
17. (b) Replace “headquarter” with “headquarters”
18. (d)Replace “phenomenon” with “phenomena”
19. (a) Replace “thousand” with “thousands”
20. (d) Replace “inning” with “innings”.
21. (b) Replace “rupees” with “rupee”
22. (b) In place of forbearance to, we should use forbearance towards.
Forbearance (Noun) means patient self-control; tolerance: show forbearance towards somebody; exercise forbearance in dealing with people.
23.(c) Change ‘cousin sisters’ into ‘cousin’.
24.(b) ‘Criteria’ is plural of ‘criterion’.
25. (b) ‘Poetry’ is an uncountable noun. Hence it is singular and it does not have any plural form.
25. (b) Change ‘luggages’ into ‘luggage’. It is an uncountable noun. Hence it must be in singular form.
26. (c) ‘Table’s legs should be changed into ‘legs of table’. ‘s’ is generally not used with non-living things.
27. (a) Change ‘friend’s’ into ‘friend’. Double apostrophe can’t be used in a sentence.
28. (c) Change ‘astronomer’ into ‘astrologer’. ‘Astrologer’ is one who predicts future.
29.(a) Here, ‘loans’ is Noun. An adjective qualifies a Noun. Hence, use ‘educational’ (Adjective) in place of the word ‘education (Noun)’.
30.(c) Change ‘principals’ into ‘principles’.
31. (b)‘Evidence’ is uncountable noun . It has no plural form . Use singular verb ‘was’.
32. (a)‘Furniture’ has no plural form. Remove ‘s’.
33. (b) When we use Neither … nor, the verb agrees with the number/ person of the noun/ pronoun used after ‘ nor’.
34. (d)Hence, knowledge was required ….will be correct usage.
35. (c) Change ‘stones’ into ‘stone’.
36. (b) ‘Cattle is plural noun. Change ‘was’ into ‘were’.
37.(c) Remove ‘final’. ‘Conclusion’ is always final.
38.(c) Use ‘No room’. ‘Room’ means enough empty space for people or things to be fitted in
39.(c) Change ‘the poors’ into ‘The poor’. ‘The poor’ means the deprived class.
40. (a) ‘Breeze’ is gentle. ‘strong wind’ is the appropriate word here.
41.(b) Before countable Nouns/Pronouns, ‘how many’ should be used. Hence, replace ‘ ask how much of the youth ‘ by ‘ask how many of the youths’.
42. (c) Change ‘costs’ into ‘cost’. Cost as a noun is uncountable and it has no plural form.
43. (b) Use ‘ spoonfuls’ .
44. (a) The ‘ Noun’ that comes after ‘one of the ‘ must be plural. ‘one of the firmst beliefs ‘ is the correct form.
45. (c) ‘Five-star’ is a hyphenated noun which is not used in plural form.
46. (c) ‘Eyes surgery ‘ should be changed into ‘ eye surgery’. ‘Eyes’ noun when used as an adjective should not be used in plural form.
47. (c) ‘Equipment’ is an uncountable noun and has no plural form.
48. (b) Change ‘talent’ into ‘skill’. ‘Talent’ is the natural ability to do something . ‘skill’ requires special training and knowledge.
49. (a) ‘Blunder’ means ‘big mistake’. Hence ‘big blunder’ is superfluous.
50. (b) ‘Information’ is an uncountable noun. To make it countable and plural uses ‘pieces of information’.
