GMAT · Verbalability · Sentence Correction — Spot Error

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement parts

   1. The
   2. number
   3. of
   4. applicants
   5. have
   6. increased
   7. this
   8. year
   9. .

   Correction

   has (number is singular)

   Incorrect part

   have

2. Statement parts

   1. She
   2. is
   3. one
   4. of
   5. the
   6. students
   7. who
   8. has
   9. arrived
   10. early
   11. .

   Correction

   have (subject is 'students')

   Incorrect part

   has

3. Statement parts

   1. Between
   2. you
   3. and
   4. I,
   5. this
   6. plan
   7. will
   8. work
   9. .

   Correction

   me (object of preposition)

   Incorrect part

   I,

4. Statement parts

   1. He
   2. is
   3. tallest
   4. than
   5. his
   6. brother
   7. .

   Correction

   taller (comparative)

   Incorrect part

   tallest

Instructions

Tap the grammatical error in each sentence.