TOIEC Error Recognition Test

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

wasn't

promoted

until

retired

The double negative WASN'T NEVER is not correct. It should be either WAS NEVER or WASN'T EVER.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

Although

in which

standing out

There is faulty parallelism here; BLEND IN is a two-word verb, and what follows should be the same structure. The correct answer should be: BLEND IN RATHER THAN STAND OUT.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

had been advised

to make

with

delayed to buy

The correct answer should be DELAYED BUYING. An infinitive was used instead of a gerund. DELAYED is a verb that is followed by the -ing Gerund.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

although

differently

than

some

Although this word is sometimes heard after DIFFERENT, the correct preposition is FROM.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

dissatisfied

for

know

can

Both SATISFIED and DISSATISFIED are followed by the preposition WITH, e.g. Are you satisfied with this answer?

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

late

by five o'clock ready

This is incorrect because it should be: READY BY FIVE O'CLOCK.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

frustrating

was experienced

because of

drastically

DRASTICALLY is an adverb, but what is needed is an adjective. DRASTIC is the correct form of the word.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

which he claimed were

worse

actually

thoughts

The correct answer is WORST. It must be a superlative instead of a comparative, as there are more than two things being compared here.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

from

the

The object form US is needed after the verb ADVISED: Our lawyer advised us to request.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

presented

will might

may have to

before going

Don't put two MODAL verbs together like this. The correct structure is MIGHT COST.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

does

how

shipping

so that

Right! The correct form should be SHIP in the infinitive phrase HOW TO SHIP.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

a little

to preventing

extinguishing

was

A LITTLE means that some attention was given, which has no negative connotation; LITTLE is the correct answer. LITTLE means not much, which gives the sentence its correct negative connotation.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

deals on

which

depend upon

necessities of life

The answer should be with a different preposition which follows DEALS: DEALS WITH.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

Not agreeing to sell

is phasing

will attempt

things going

This should read PHASING, to keep it as a parallel structure with NOT AGREEING. It is a participle, not a verb tense.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

was

least

the

address

This should be LAST not LEAST.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

borrowed

from

thieves

Use the preposition FROM after the verb TO PREVENT.

Select the underlined section that contains an error:

much like

with

distinguishing

words

within the

This is a noun which has 'become' an adjective to modify ELEMENTS, and there are very few adjectives which end in -S.

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