10th class,board examination,English grammar-Error correction-set 2
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: Tense
Incorrect: She is knowing the answer to all the questions asked by the teacher.
Q1. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She was knowing the answer to all the questions asked by the teacher.
(B) She knows the answer to all the questions asked by the teacher.
(C) She has been knowing the answer to all the questions asked by the teacher.
(D) She knowing the answer to all the questions asked by the teacher.
Error Type: Adjective
Incorrect: He is the most cleverest student in the entire class this year.
Q2. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He is the more clever student in the entire class this year.
(B) He is the most clever student in the entire class this year.
(C) He is the cleverest student in the entire class this year.
(D) He is most cleverest student in the entire class this year.
Error Type: Subject-Verb Agreement
Incorrect: A number of passengers was injured in the train accident last night.
Q3. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) A number of passengers were injured in the train accident last night.
(B) A number of passengers has been injured in the train accident last night.
(C) A number of passengers is injured in the train accident last night.
(D) A number of passenger was injured in the train accident last night.
Error Type: Preposition
Incorrect: The doctor advised him to take rest and to refrain of eating oily food.
Q4. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The doctor advised him to take rest and to refrain at eating oily food.
(B) The doctor advised him to take rest and to refrain from eating oily food.
(C) The doctor advised him to take rest and to refrain in eating oily food.
(D) The doctor advised him to take rest and to refrain for eating oily food.
Error Type: Article
Incorrect: He returned home after an one-hour walk in the park near his house.
Q5. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He returned home after a one-hour walk in the park near his house.
(B) He returned home after the one-hour walk in the park near his house.
(C) He returned home after one-hour walk in the park near his house.
(D) He returned home after an one hour walk in the park near his house.
Error Type: Conjunction / Correlative
Incorrect: Either Raju or his brothers has to attend the function on behalf of the family.
Q6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Either Raju or his brothers have to attend the function on behalf of the family.
(B) Either Raju or his brothers had to attend the function on behalf of the family.
(C) Either Raju or his brothers are to attend the function on behalf of the family.
(D) Either Raju or his brothers were to attend the function on behalf of the family.
Error Type: Wrong Word Form
Incorrect: The teacher appreciated the student for his honest and courage in the competition.
Q7. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The teacher appreciated the student for his honestly and courage in the competition.
(B) The teacher appreciated the student for his honesty and courageous in the competition.
(C) The teacher appreciated the student for his honesty and courage in the competition.
(D) The teacher appreciated the student for his honest and courageous in the competition.
Error Type: Modal Verb
Incorrect: He was so exhausted that he can hardly walk after the long journey home.
Q8. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He was so exhausted that he cannot hardly walk after the long journey home.
(B) He was so exhausted that he could hardly walk after the long journey home.
(C) He was so exhausted that he may hardly walk after the long journey home.
(D) He was so exhausted that he will hardly walk after the long journey home.
Error Type: Noun (Incorrect Plural)
Incorrect: The polices arrested three criminals who were hiding in the abandoned building.
Q9. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The policemen arrested three criminals who were hiding in the abandoned building.
(B) The polices arrested three criminal who were hiding in the abandoned building.
(C) The police arrested three criminals who was hiding in the abandoned building.
(D) The polices arrested three criminal who was hiding in the abandoned building.
Error Type: Sequence of Tense
Incorrect: The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun and completed one orbit each year.
Q10. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun and completes one orbit each year.
(B) The teacher said that the earth moved around the sun and completes one orbit each year.
(C) The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun and completed one orbit each year.
(D) The teacher said that the earth had moved around the sun and completed one orbit each year.
✅ Answers with Explanation
| Q | Answer | Error & Correction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (B) She knows… | Error — Stative Verb: "Know" is a stative verb (mental state) — it cannot be used in continuous tense. ✗ is knowing → ✓ knows. Other stative verbs: believe, love, hate, want, see, hear, own, seem. |
| 2 | (C) the cleverest… | Error — Double Superlative: "Cleverest" is already the Superlative form. Adding "most" creates a double superlative — a serious error. ✗ most cleverest → ✓ the cleverest. Never use "most" with words ending in -est. |
| 3 | (A) were injured… | Error — Subject-Verb Agreement: "A number of" means "many" → always takes a plural verb. ✗ a number of passengers was → ✓ a number of passengers were. (Contrast: "The number of" → singular verb) |
| 4 | (B) refrain from… | Error — Wrong Preposition: The fixed phrase is "refrain from" (to stop oneself from doing something). ✗ refrain of → ✓ refrain from. Similar fixed phrases: suffer from, benefit from, abstain from. |
| 5 | (A) a one-hour walk… | Error — Article: "One" is pronounced /wʌn/ — a consonant sound (w-). Use "a" before consonant sounds. ✗ an one-hour → ✓ a one-hour. Same rule: a one-way street, a one-rupee coin. |
| 6 | (A) have to attend… | Error — Proximity Rule: With "Either…or" and "Neither…nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject. "his brothers" (plural, closer) → verb must be plural. ✗ has → ✓ have. |
| 7 | (C) honesty and courage… | Error — Wrong Word Form: "honest" is an adjective; the noun form is "honesty". Both words joined by "and" must be in the same grammatical form (both nouns). ✗ honest and courage → ✓ honesty and courage. |
| 8 | (B) could hardly walk… | Error — Tense Consistency in Modal: The sentence is in the past tense ("was exhausted"). The ability in the past must use "could" (past form of can). ✗ can → ✓ could. |
| 9 | (A) The policemen… | Error — Irregular Plural: "Police" is a collective noun — it has no plural form "polices." The plural of a police officer is "policemen" (or police officers). ✗ polices → ✓ policemen. Similarly: children (not childs), geese (not gooses). |
| 10 | (A) moves…completes… | Error — Universal Truth: When a reported statement contains a universal/scientific fact, the verb in the subordinate clause remains in the Simple Present tense. Both verbs must be consistent. ✗ moves…completed → ✓ moves…completes. |
📌 Error Types Covered — Quick Reference
| Error Type | Common Mistake | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| Stative Verb in Continuous | is knowing, am believing, are loving | knows, believes, loves (Simple tense only) |
| Double Superlative | most cleverest, most tallest | cleverest, tallest (never add "most") |
| A number of + verb | A number of students was… | A number of students were… (plural) |
| Fixed Preposition Phrases | refrain of, suffer at, benefit in | refrain from, suffer from, benefit from |
| Article before "one" | an one-hour, an one-way | a one-hour (consonant sound /w/) |
| Either…or / Proximity Rule | Either he or they has… | Either he or they have… (agree with nearer) |
| Wrong Word Form | his honest and bravery | his honesty and bravery (both nouns) |
| Modal Tense Mismatch | was tired … can walk | was tired … could walk (past tense) |
| Irregular Plural | polices, childs, gooses | policemen, children, geese |
| Universal Truth in Reported | said … moves … completed | said … moves … completes (Simple Present) |
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