Error Spotting Exercises with Answers
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Error Spotting Exercises for Practice:
- This laboratory of physics is (1) / not only equipped with (2) / all state of the art instruments (3) / but also with outstanding physicists (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(2) Equipped not only with should be used in place of not only equipped with,with Not only… but also /Either …. Or ./ Neither … nor we join two subject /objects/verbs/ gerunds
2. No method of making (1) / other people agree to your view point is (2) your view point is (3) / as effective as this method (4) / No error(5)
Solution
( 1) when we compare two things belonging to the same group,we use no other,whereas, when two things belonging to different grouped are compared we use no
3. I did not like his (1) / comments on my paper (2) / but I had no alternative (3) / as I had agreed to keep quite (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(5) No error
4. The report is candid in admitting (1) / that the investment by the government (2) / in health and family planning (3) have been eroded considerably (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(4) have been should be replaced with has been ,here have been governed by the subject investment .Investment is a singular subject ,So singular verb has been must be used in place of have been
4. I live on a top floor (1) / of an old house (2) / when the wind blows (3) / all the windows rattle (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(1) The article the is used before physical place(Position) likle top bottom etc,So we say the top, the bottom
5. Had he not reached in time (1) / he would have missed (2) / a golden opportunity which comes (3) /once in a while (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(5) No error
6. The Ministry of labour conducts its basic survey (1) / on trade unions each year (2) / gathering information with all (3) / labour unions as of june 30 (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(3) Gathering information with all
7. Stories have always been used (1) / as a powerful tool for (2) communicating vital information from (3) / one generation to an other (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(5) No error
8. We all are indebted to him (1) / for holding not only high moral values (2) / but also rendering dedicated service (3) / for the betterment of human race (4) / No error (5)
Solution
2) Not only …. But also‟ connects two words in same part of speech ,Therefore ,if not only is also followed by a Noun ,But also is followed by two participles
9. We are trying to (1) / find out the root cause (2) / of this recurring problem (3) / since the last four days (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(4) Last four days denotes a period of time we use for with period of time we use for with period of time and since with point of time
10. I told him bluntly (1) / that he is a lazy fellow (2) / and that he had done (3) / his work very badly (4) / No error (5)
Solution
(2) We know when the principal clause in a sentence( indirect) is in past tense ,the subordinate clause also must be in past tense in the given sentence I told him ( principal clause) is in past tense so he is must be replaced with he was.
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- Mumbai is full of tall building (1) / which is at once its (2) / strength as well as weakness (3) / depending upon how one look at it (4) / No error (5)
- I am fully aware that (1) / my boss is one of those (2) / who is totally dedicated (3) / to work and proper discipline (4) / No error (5)
- The Director of our company (1) / does not believe that (2) / we are working sincerely (3) to work and proper discipline (4) / No error (5)
- You may not know it (1) but his engine is (2) / claimed to have twice (3) / as powerful as the previous one(4) / No error (5)
- Nothing ever becomes real (1) / Till it is experienced (2) / even a proverb is no proverb to your (3) / till your life has illustrated with it (4) / No error (5)
- I remember my child hood days (1)/ when I was used to go (2) / to the farm with my father(3) / and help him in his work (4) / No error (5)
- I missed the last train (1) / which I usually catch (2) / and have to stay at the station (3) / on my way back home yesterday (4) / No error(5)
- Suresh baby who is living (1) / in this own since 1955 (2) / is a well-known scholar of history (3) / and a distinguished musician (4) / No error(5)
- If you had read (1) / the relevant literature carefully (2) / you would have answered (3) / most of the questioning correctly (4) / No error(5)
- The house where the dead man was found (1) / is being guarded by police (2) / to prevent it from being entered (3) / and the evidence interfered with (4) / No error (5)
- Many animals and plants live in water (1) / but not in the same kind of water (2) / because not all water is the same (3)/ Sea water for instance contains a lot of salt fresh water contains verly little (4) / No error (5)
- A sparrow has made anest in kesho’s house (1) / and had laid eggs both kesho and his sister shyamma (2) / watched the nest for hours every day (3) / Even meal times were forgotten (4) / No error (5)
- A skill ful advertiser may be able to create (1) / practically a monopoly for himself (2) / not because his procut is superior to (3) / but because he has succeded in inducing people to believe that it is (4) / No error (5)
- Whatever may be the origin of speech (1)/ we can be certain that man did not began (2) / to feel the need to speack (3) / until he began to live in communities (4) / No error (5)
- Each animals of the same species (1) / looks for the same sort of food (@) / also there may be other animals of different species (3) / competing with the same food (4) / No error (5)
- He gave me all the details of when he (1) / had visited all the temples (2) / while he will be going (3) / on official tour (4) / No error (5)
- Let’s all work (1) / together as like homogeneous (2) / group so that (3) / success would be obvious (4) / No error (5)
- The Process was so simple (1) / and easy to understand (2) / that it hardly took (3) / five minutes for us to learn it (4) / No error (5)
- It is strange that (1) / even after fifteen years of experience (2) / he is still not (3) / able to be performed (4) / No error (5)
- What to make people (1) / tense is actually (2) / a mystery which (3) / is difficult to unfold (4) / No error (5)
- Our customers are always visit (1) / our branches to (2) / discuss their problems (3) with our staff (4) / No error (5)
- Although he was expected (1) / to work quite hard (2) / he could not do so (3) / owing to his prolonged illness (4) / No error (5)
- Just before the demonstration started (1) / the police arrive at the site (2) / as if they had (3) / received information (4) / No error (5)
- Habit of (1) / regular savings (2) / helps us (3) / during bad times (4) / No error (5)
- To know what people reach to (1) / an unforeseen situation (2) / is very important (3) / to decide our course of action (4) / No error (5)
- Some people like (1) / to do some social (2) / work even though (3) / it lacks resources (4) / No error (5)
- His qualities include (1) / the ability to take (2) / right and quickly decisions (3) / on important policies (4) / No error (5)
- A group of youngsters (1) / has lend financial assistance (2) / to the flood affected (3) / people of the villages(4) / No error (5)
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