Spotting error – Test 17

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

An Italian poet once remarked to his love,/ I would rather have you hate me/ for telling you the truth/ than adore me for telling you lies.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Although I love college football, /I do not have the same fervor/ for the game as those fans that /paints their faces with their team colors.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

The man could not marry the woman/ he loved because she was born in a level /of social hierarchy that fell /beneath his family's rank.