Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Parts of Speech, Verbs, Adjectives, Pronouns, Forms of Verbs, Conjunctions, Adverbs, Nouns, Phrasal Verbs, Subject-Verb Agreement, Modals, Collective Nouns, Clauses and, Abstract Nouns

Important Questions on Spotting Errors

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Given below is a sentence that may or may not contain an error. The sentence is divided into four parts- A, B, C and D. In case of an error, mark the option that contains the error. If there is no error, mark D.

He went to England to work as a doctor (A)/ but returned back (B)/ as he could not endure the weather there (C)/. No error (D)

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) He asked me/ (b) that if / (c) I was fine./ (d) No error

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Identify the part of the sentence which has an error in it and mark the answer accordingly. If there is no error, mark as answer (D).

John could not come (A)/ to school (B)/ as he was ill from cold (C)/ No error (D)

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Given below is a sentence that may or may not contain an error. The sentence is divided into four parts- A, B, C and D. In case of an error, mark the option that contains the error. If there is no error, mark D.

The US(A)/don't want (B)/India in the Security Council.(C)/No error(D)

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

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Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

(A) Everybody in the office /(B) has left early /(C) hasn't he? /(D) No error

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In the following question, one part of the sentence has an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the answer as the appropriate letter (A, B and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as D.

For ages India is a (A)/ champion of (B)/ peace and non-violence. (C)/ No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) She immediately quit/ (b) the job in which/ (c) neither skill nor knowledge were required./ (d) No error

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Given below is a sentence that may or may not contain an error. The sentence is divided into four parts- A, B, C and D. In case of an error, mark the option that contains the error. If there is no error, mark D.

The firemen wore (A)/ inflammable clothing (B)/ for protection. (C)/ No error (D)

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) I saw / (b) an anxious pale girl / (c) who was fidgetting near the ICU / (d) No error

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Directions (21-40): Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval ( ) corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

Reformatory measures adopted by the government (A)/ indicate that 1991 marked(B) / the end of an era. (C) / No error (D).

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The given sentence have an error or none. Find out which part of a sentence has error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error, then mark your answer as D.

(A) The constitution requires / (B) that the President gets / (C) advise from the Prime Minister. /(D) No error

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) It is not easy for anyone to command/ (b) respect from both one’s friends and critics/ (c) as Mahatma Gandhi did/ (d) No error.

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

On last Monday (A)/ I came across a (B)/ book on black magic. (C)/ No error. (D)

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In the following question, one part of the sentence has an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the answer as the appropriate letter (A, B and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as D.

The candidates would have (A)/ worked regularly (B)/ to pass the examination. (C)/ No error (D)

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Find out which part of this sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A, B, and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D).

The constant dry atmosphere has (A) / caused the mummify of some bodies (B) / that lie in open coffins. (C) / No Error (D)

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In the following question, some parts have error and some have none. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A, B and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as D.
The extraction is (A)/ being carried out several hundred (B)/metres away from the bridge (C)/ No Error (D)

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Given below is a sentence that may or may not contain an error. The sentence is divided into four parts- A, B, C and D. In case of an error, mark the option that contains the error. If there is no error, mark D.

They have not fully considered the impact (A)/ that relaxing these guidelines is likely (B)/ to have with the economy (C)/. No Error (D)

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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into some parts. Choose the part which is grammatically or contextually incorrect. In case there is no error, choose 'No error' as your answer.

There is (A)/ no place (B)/ in this compartment (C)/. No error (D)

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) When you were young/ (b) you ought to learn/ (c) good habits./ (d) No error.