10 the class,board examination, English grammar-Practice-Error correction
10th Class · English Grammar · Board Exam 2026
Each question carries 1 mark. No negative marking. Each sentence has one error. Find the error and choose the correct sentence.
Error Type: Article
Incorrect: She is a honest woman who always speaks the truth.
Q1. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She is the honest woman who always speaks the truth.
(B) She is an honest woman who always speaks the truth.
(C) She is honest woman who always speaks the truth.
(D) She is a honest women who always speaks the truth.
Error Type: Subject-Verb Agreement
Incorrect: Each of the boys have submitted their assignment on time.
Q2. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Each of the boys have submitted his assignment on time.
(B) Each of the boys has submitted their assignment on time.
(C) Each of the boys has submitted his assignment on time.
(D) Each of the boys are submitting his assignment on time.
Error Type: Tense
Incorrect: When I reached the station, the train already left.
Q3. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) When I reached the station, the train has already left.
(B) When I reached the station, the train had already left.
(C) When I reached the station, the train already leaves.
(D) When I had reached the station, the train already left.
Error Type: Preposition
Incorrect: She has been working in this company since five years.
Q4. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She has been working in this company from five years.
(B) She has been working in this company since five years ago.
(C) She has been working in this company for five years.
(D) She has been working in this company at five years.
Error Type: Degree of Comparison
Incorrect: Ravi is more taller than his brother by three inches.
Q5. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Ravi is most tall than his brother by three inches.
(B) Ravi is tallest than his brother by three inches.
(C) Ravi is taller than his brother by three inches.
(D) Ravi is more tall than his brother by three inches.
Error Type: Pronoun
Incorrect: Everyone must carry their own identity card to the examination hall.
Q6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Everyone must carry his or her own identity card to the examination hall.
(B) Everyone must carry our own identity card to the examination hall.
(C) Everyone must carry its own identity card to the examination hall.
(D) Everyone must carry your own identity card to the examination hall.
Error Type: Modal Auxiliary
Incorrect: You should to obey your parents and respect your elders always.
Q7. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) You should to obeying your parents and respect your elders always.
(B) You should obey your parents and respect your elders always.
(C) You should obeyed your parents and respect your elders always.
(D) You should be obey your parents and respect your elders always.
Error Type: Noun (Number)
Incorrect: The furnitures in the new office are very expensive and modern.
Q8. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The furniture in the new office is very expensive and modern.
(B) The furnitures in the new office is very expensive and modern.
(C) The furniture in the new office are very expensive and modern.
(D) The furnitures in the new office was very expensive and modern.
Error Type: Conjunction
Incorrect: He is not only a good teacher but also he is a fine poet.
Q9. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He is not only a good teacher but also a fine poet.
(B) He is not only a good teacher but also he has been a fine poet.
(C) He is not only a good teacher but a fine poet also.
(D) He is not only a good teacher and also he is a fine poet.
Error Type: Adverb / Double Negative
Incorrect: I did not see nobody at the bus stop when I arrived there.
Q10. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) I did not see nobody at the bus stop when I arrived there.
(B) I did not see anybody at the bus stop when I arrived there.
(C) I did not see no one at the bus stop when I arrived there.
(D) I didn't see nobody at the bus stop when I arrived there.
✅ Answers with Explanation
| Q | Answer | Error & Correction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (B) an honest… | Error — Article: "honest" begins with a silent 'h' — the vowel sound is /ɒ/ (like "on"). Use "an" before words with a vowel sound, regardless of the spelling. ✗ a honest → ✓ an honest. |
| 2 | (C) has submitted his… | Error — Subject-Verb Agreement + Pronoun: "Each" is singular → verb must be singular "has" (not "have"). Also, "each" refers to one person at a time → singular pronoun "his" (not "their"). ✗ have…their → ✓ has…his. |
| 3 | (B) had already left | Error — Tense: When two past actions occur, the earlier one uses Past Perfect (had + V3). The train left before I reached → ✗ already left → ✓ had already left. |
| 4 | (C) for five years | Error — Preposition: "Five years" is a duration / period of time → use "for". SINCE is used for a specific point in time (since 2020, since Monday). ✗ since five years → ✓ for five years. |
| 5 | (C) taller than | Error — Degree of Comparison: "Taller" is already a Comparative degree. Adding "more" is a double comparative — a serious grammatical error. ✗ more taller → ✓ taller. Never use "more" with -er forms. |
| 6 | (A) his or her own… | Error — Pronoun Agreement: "Everyone" is singular and gender-neutral → the correct pronoun is "his or her" (formal standard English). ✗ their → ✓ his or her. "Everyone" always takes a singular pronoun. |
| 7 | (B) should obey | Error — Modal Auxiliary: Modal verbs (can, could, should, must, will, may) are ALWAYS followed by a bare infinitive (V1) — NEVER by "to + V1". ✗ should to obey → ✓ should obey. |
| 8 | (A) furniture is… | Error — Uncountable Noun: "Furniture" is an uncountable noun — it has NO plural form and takes a singular verb. ✗ furnitures are → ✓ furniture is. Similarly: information, advice, news, luggage — never add 's'. |
| 9 | (A) but also a fine poet | Error — Correlative Conjunction: "Not only … but also" must connect parallel grammatical elements. "a good teacher" (noun phrase) must be balanced with "a fine poet" (noun phrase) — NOT "he is a fine poet" (full clause). ✗ but also he is a fine poet → ✓ but also a fine poet. |
| 10 | (B) did not see anybody | Error — Double Negative: "Did not" is already negative. Using "nobody" creates a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English. ✗ did not see nobody → ✓ did not see anybody. Rule: one negative per clause only. |
📌 Common Error Types — Quick Reference
| Error Type | Common Mistake | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| Article | a honest, a umbrella, an university | an honest, an umbrella, a university |
| Subject-Verb | Each/Every/News + plural verb | Each/Every/News + singular verb |
| Tense | Two past events — both in Simple Past | Earlier event → Past Perfect |
| Preposition | since five years, for Monday | for five years · since Monday |
| Comparison | more taller, most tallest | taller · tallest (never double) |
| Modal | should to go, must to come | should go · must come (no "to") |
| Uncountable Nouns | furnitures, informations, advices | furniture, information, advice (no plural) |
| Double Negative | did not see nobody, can't do nothing | did not see anybody · can't do anything |
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