NMAT 2026 Quiz 28: Error Spotting

Q1. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The company is manufacturing electric scooters since 2018 and now exports them to over thirty countries." is manufacturing since 2018 now exports over thirty No error Correct Option 1 … Explanation: "Since 2018" marks a point in time, and the action began in the past and continues now, so the present perfect continuous is needed. The correct sentence is: The company has been manufacturing electric scooters since 2018 and now exports them to over thirty countries. Options 2, 3 and 4 are grammatically correct as they stand. Hence, option 1. Q2. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The speaker had hardly begun the lecture than the projector stopped working, forcing him to improvise." The speaker had hardly begun than the forcing him No error Correct Option 3 … Explanation: "Hardly" and "scarcely" are followed by "when", while "no sooner" is followed by "than". So, "than" should be replaced with "when". The correct sentence is: The speaker had hardly begun the lecture when the projector stopped working, forcing him to improvise. The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 3. Q3. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The consultant gave us several useful advices on how to cut operational costs without reducing the workforce." gave us useful advices how to cut without reducing No error Correct Option 2 … Explanation: "Advice" is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. The correct expression is "several pieces of useful advice". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 2. Q4. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The new tax regulations are expected to effect small businesses most severely in the coming financial quarter." tax regulations expected to effect small in the coming No error Correct Option 3 … Explanation: "Affect" is a verb meaning to influence, while "effect" as a noun means result, and as a verb means to bring about. The sentence needs the verb meaning "to influence", so the correct word is "affect". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 3. Q5. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The new energy policy aims at reducing carbon emissions, conserving water and to promote solar power in rural areas." aims at reducing carbon conserving water to promote No error Correct Option 4 … Explanation: Items in a series must have the same grammatical form (parallelism). After the preposition "at", all three items should be gerunds: reducing, conserving and promoting. Options 2 and 3 already follow the gerund form. Hence, option 4. Q6. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The number of visitors to the national park has risen sharply since the new trail was opened." number of to the has risen since No error Correct Option 5 … Explanation: The sentence is correct. "The number of" takes a singular verb, so "has risen" is correct, and the present perfect fits with "since". Hence, option 5. Q7. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The senator whom everyone believed would win the election lost by a narrow margin." The senator whom everyone would win lost by No error Correct Option 2 … Explanation: The relative pronoun is the subject of the verb "would win", so the subjective form "who" is needed. "Everyone believed" is only an interrupting clause. The correct sentence is: The senator who everyone believed would win the election lost by a narrow margin. Hence, option 2. Q8. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The minister avoided to answer questions about the delayed highway project during the press conference." avoided to answer questions about delayed during No error Correct Option 1 … Explanation: The verb "avoid" is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. The correct form is "avoided answering". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 1. Q9. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "By the time the rescue team arrived, the floodwaters already destroyed most of the village." By the time team arrived floodwaters already destroyed most of No error Correct Option 3 … Explanation: The destruction happened before the team arrived, so the earlier action must be in the past perfect. The correct form is "had already destroyed". "Team arrived" correctly stays in the simple past. Hence, option 3. Q10. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The annual rainfall in Cherrapunji is considerably greater than Jaisalmer, which lies in the Thar Desert." The annual in Cherrapunji than Jaisalmer which lies No error Correct Option 3 … Explanation: The sentence compares rainfall with a place, which is illogical. Like must be compared with like, so the correct expression is "than that in Jaisalmer". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 3. Q11. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The board has been decided to defer the launch of the new product until the next financial year." has been to defer launch of until the next No error Correct Option 1 … Explanation: The board itself acts as the decision-maker, so the active voice is required. The correct sentence is: The board has decided to defer the launch of the new product until the next financial year. Hence, option 1. Q12. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The new metro line is scheduled to be inaugurated on 26 January by the Chief Minister." The new metro line scheduled on 26 January by the Chief Minister No error Correct Option 5 … Explanation: The sentence is correct. The passive infinitive "to be inaugurated" fits the subject, "on" is the right preposition for a specific date, and "by" correctly introduces the agent. Hence, option 5. Q13. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "My colleague and myself were selected to represent the company at the trade fair in Singapore." and myself were selected at the in Singapore No error Correct Option 1 … Explanation: A reflexive pronoun cannot be used as the subject of a sentence. The correct subject is "My colleague and I". The plural verb "were selected" is correct for the compound subject. Hence, option 1. Q14. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "Several restaurants continued to ignore basic hygiene norms despite of repeated warnings from the health department." Several restaurants to ignore hygiene norms despite of repeated No error Correct Option 4 … Explanation: "Despite" is never followed by "of". The correct forms are "despite" or "in spite of". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 4. Q15. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The villagers couldn't hardly believe that the new bridge would be completed within six months." The villagers couldn't hardly the new bridge within six months No error Correct Option 2 … Explanation: "Hardly" already has a negative meaning, so using it with "couldn't" creates a double negative. The correct form is "could hardly". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 2. Q16. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "Among the finalists, Kavya delivered most impressive presentation on renewable energy at the national symposium." Among the finalists delivered most impressive on renewable energy at the No error Correct Option 2 … Explanation: The superlative degree must be preceded by the definite article "the". The correct expression is "the most impressive presentation". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 2. Q17. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "The scientist, along with her two research assistants, has been awarded a grant to study glacial retreat in the Himalayas." along with has been a grant to in the No error Correct Option 5 … Explanation: The sentence is correct. A phrase introduced by "along with" does not change the number of the subject, so the singular subject "The scientist" correctly takes the singular verb "has been". Hence, option 5. Q18. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "Neither the project manager nor the engineers was informed about the sudden change in the safety guidelines." Neither the was informed about the sudden the safety guidelines No error Correct Option 2 … Explanation: In a "neither...nor" construction, the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it. "Engineers" is plural, so "was" should be "were". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 2. Q19. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "Rarely we find such dedication among young scientists working at remote research stations in Antarctica." Rarely we find among young working at stations in Antarctica No error Correct Option 1 … Explanation: When a sentence begins with a negative or restrictive adverb such as "rarely" or "seldom", the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. The correct form is "Rarely do we find". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 1. Q20. Identify the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Mark E for no error. "After the order was cancelled, the customer asked the manager when would the refund be processed." After the was cancelled asked the manager would the refund No error Correct Option 4 … Explanation: Reported questions follow normal statement word order, with no inversion. The correct form is "when the refund would be processed". The other underlined parts are correct. Hence, option 4.