(Q1) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
This is / too grave sin / to be / pardoned.
too grave sin
to be
pardoned
This is
error lies in the option A
too grave sin should be replaced by too grave a sin
(Q2) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We have / not met / some of our friends / since six months.
since six months
some of our friends
We have
not met
error lies in option A
since six months should be replaced with for six months.
for point of time you use since eg: since 1980s, since 2 'o' clock
for period of time you use for eg: for four hours, for two days.
(Q3) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
As it has been raining heavily / since two hours, / the children are / at home.
the children are
As it has been raining heavily
at home
since two hours,
option D has error in it.
replace since with for
we use since to describe point of time for eg: since 2'o' clock, since 1980s
we use for to describe period of time for eg: for two hours, for two years.
(Q4) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The policeman asked / many people but / no one was knowing / how the accident happened.
how the accident happened
many people but
The policeman asked
no one was knowing
the erroneous part is option D
no one was knowing should be replaced with no one knew.
explanation:
there are some verbs which do not exist in ing form, and know is one of them.
others are, hate , like, love, prefer, want, wish, feel, seem, hear, see, smell, sound, taste, agree,deny, disagree, surprise, mean, believe, know, realize, remember, recognize.
(Q5) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
How many / eggs were put / into the basket?
No error
How many
eggs were put
into the basket
there is no error in the given sentence and therefore option A is correct
the construction of the sentence is passive and is right according to rule.
note:- third form of put is put only.
(Q6) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
This question / is quite too / simple for me / to answer.
to answer
is quite too
This question
simple for me
quite too simple is wrong as quite here is redundant and not needed
too simple will suffice the above condition Also quite and too are never used consecutively.
correct answer: This question is too simple for me to answer.
(Q7) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
There is a very little time / for them to prepare / for the show.
There is a very little time
for them to prepare
No error
for the show
little will be replaced by less.
There is very less time for them to prepare for the show.
(Q8) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Your eldest sister / lives in / a big city, / does she?
does she
a big city
Your eldest sister
lives in
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag. (Jack is from Spain, isn't he?)
A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag. (They aren't funny, are they?)
Hence, does she will be replaced by does'nt she
(Q9) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
If he wants / farther information, / send him / to me.
If he wants
to me
send him
farther information
farther will be replaced by further.
farther means far in terms of distance
further means more, or to a greater degree
(Q10) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
My neighbour’s grandson / is only / five month old.
My neighbour’s grandson
five month old
is only
No error
the erroneous part is option B
here, five month old should be replaced with five months old.
after five, we need a plural noun so month is incorrect here,
so the correct sentence is my neighbor's grandson is only five months old.
(Q11) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The manager said, “Could you please / confirm me whether you / have received all the items / that you had ordered?”
The manager said, “Could you please
have received all the items
confirm me whether you
that you had ordered
the error lies in 'confirm me whether you'
it should be replaced with confirm whether you
the use of pronoun me is superfluous here and should be removed
so the correct answer is, the manager said," could you please confirm whether you have received all the items that you had ordered?"
(Q12) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
You should / have respond / to my query / sooner.
sooner
to my query
You should
have respond
the error lies in option D.
has/have always take third form of the verb with them, so have respond should be replaced with have responded.
(Q13) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The crew / of sailors / were not perturbed / by the strong gale.
were not perturbed
by the strong gale
of sailors
The crew
option A has error in it.
were not perturbed should be replaced with was not Perturbed.
crew is a singular noun and hence needs a singilar verb to qualify this, that is was and not were.
(Q14) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We thought / there was a good idea / to wear snow boots / before we stepped out.
We thought
before we stepped out
there was a good idea
to wear snow boots
error lies in the option C
there was a good idea should be replaced with it was a good idea.
there denotes place and can not be used for an idea as pronoun, the correct pronoun is it.
so option C is correct.
(Q15) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
We ordered a Pizza / which are one of / my favourite foods.
my favourite foods
which are one of
No error
We ordered a Pizza
option B had the erroneous part in it.
which are one of should be replaced with which is one of.
as pizza is a singular noun and for that we need a singular auxiliary verb here, that is 'is'.
hence option B is right.
(Q16) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Athens was / a most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.
a most luminous
of all city-states
of ancient Greece
Athens was
error lies in the option A part.
a most luminous should be replaced with the most luminous.
with superlative degree we use article 'the' and not a/an
so option A is the right answer.
(Q17) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
It has / been raining / since / two hours.
been raining
It has
two hours
since
erroneous part here is option D
since should be replaced with for
for is used for period of time eg: for two days, for two hours
since is used for point of time eg: since 2 o clock, since 1990s
(Q18) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Every Saturday, / the workers gets / their weekly wages.
their weekly wages
No error
the workers gets
Every Saturday
the erroneous part is option C
the workers gets should be replaced with the workers get
according to subject verb agreement rule
we use singular verb with singular and plural verb with plural.subject.
workers is plural so get should be used instead of gets
(Q19) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The contrast between / Britain and other countries / of Europe / are striking.
The contrast between
of Europe
are striking
Britain and other countries
the error lies in option C.
are striking should be replaced with is striking.
the subject of the sentence is the contrast which is singular hence a singular auxiliary verb is needed here.
(Q20) English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
There have been / three breaks-in / in our society / this month.
three breaks-in
this month
in our society
There have been
the error is in option A
three breaks-in should be replaced with three break-ins
break-in means the act of entering a building by force and plural form of break-in is break-insbreak-ins and not breaks-in