Identifying Errors in Writing

Find the mistake in the sentence:

To who did you pass the message I gave you ?

• who

• you

• I

• no error

Find the mistake in the sentence:

The firemen put off the fire quickly but the house was burnt down.

• put off

• but

• burnt

• down

Find the mistake in the sentence:

The villagers carried out a through search for the missing child.

• carried

• through

• for

• missing

Find the mistake in the sentence:

Please convey my best wish to your mother when you see her.

• Please

• convey

• wish

• see

Find the mistake in the sentence:

Unless you finish all your homework, you can watch television.

• you

• finish

• homework

• can

Find the mistake in the sentence:

The contestant hitted the target with great accuracy.

• hitted

• target

• with

• accuracy

Find the mistake in the sentence:

I am sorry to say that your son has been absence from school for a week.

• sorry

• say

• absence

• for

Find the mistake in the sentence:

Successful applicants will be paid attracting salary, bonus and fringe benefits.

• Successful

• paid

• attracting

• benefits

Find the mistake in the sentence:

Can you borrow me your book for a few days ?

• Can

• borrow

• your

• for

Find the mistake in the sentence:

My friend asked me to go for shopping with her but I refused.

• asked

• for

• shopping

• refused