Certificates / English / Error Spotting
Error Spotting: lesson, then the certificate test
Step 1: the lesson (about 1 min)
Check the sentence part by part against a short list of common rules.
- Subject and verb agree in number (each, every, either, neither take a singular verb).
- Tense stays consistent; "since" goes with a point in time, "for" with a length of time.
- Check articles (a/an by SOUND), prepositions and pronouns.
Worked example
Find the error: "Each of the boys have a bicycle."
- The subject is "each", which is singular
- So the verb must be "has"
Answer: "have" should be "has".
Watch out
- The noun just before the verb ("boys") is not always its subject.
Made by Shishya (AI-assisted): a general method in our own words, with our own example; no exam or platform question is copied.
Step 2: the test
- 15 questions from Shishya's checked question bank, 20 minutes. Pass mark: 11 correct.
- Scored on Shishya's server; the answers are not shown afterwards, so the test stays fair. Each attempt draws new questions.
- Free. Your first test needs no account; sign up free to take more. Your answers and score are not stored; if you pass, you choose the name to print (ages 13 and up).
- It is a Shishya completion certificate — not a university or government credential. The test is not supervised.