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SSC - Error Spotting Test-5
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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    I will not (A)/ stay here another minute (B)/ because you has insulted me. (C)/ No Error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (C) of the sentence. Pronoun "you" is considered as plural and therefore, requires a plural verb. The use of "has" is incorrect here and should be replaced by "have".

     

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    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    Roger dressed (A)/ in its best shirt, (B)/ silver tie and black jacket (C)/ No Error (D)

    Solutions

    There is an error in the part (2) of the sentence. Here, instead of “its”, “his” should come. "Its" is used for non-living things while for a person, we use him/her.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    Entrance exams for the (A)/ posts of associate professors (B)/ will begin from Tuesday. (C)/ No error

    Solutions

    The error is in part (B) of the sentence. The noun "post" needs to be kept in singular form as there can be multiple vancancies but post will be only one for the professors.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    The rate of growing is different for different sectors, but the service sector always grows faster than agriculture.

    Solutions

    The error is in part (A) of the sentence. Word ‘growing’ does not fit in this context instead ‘growth’ should come. ‘Growing’ is the present participle of ‘growth’ which means to undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. And ‘growth’ is a noun which means the process of increasing in size.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    The food basket contained (A)/ a dark chocolate, an eclair and a pastry (B)/ neatly wrapped in foil paper. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (B) of the sentence. The noun "chocolate" is uncountable and therefore, we cannot use article "a" with it. So, it should be removed from the sentence.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    Rama has (A)/ no taste(B)/ in classical music. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (C) of the sentence. The correct usage of the phrase suggesting a taste for something is when it is paired with the appropriate preposition. If the verb used was interesting then the preposition in would be correct, but the verb used is taste. One usually develops a taste for something. The correct sentence would be, "Rama has no taste for classical music."

     

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    Directions For Questions

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

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    The patient died (A)/ despite he had received (B)/ the best medical help. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (B) of the sentence. The tense used here is wrong. The correct form of the tense would be the past continuous tense. The complete sentence is "The patient died despite having received the best medical help."

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    Twice twelve (A)/ makes (B)/ twenty four. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The given sentence is grammatically correct. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    He persisted (A)/ to do it (B)/ in spite of my sincere advice. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (B) of the sentence. The use of preposition "to" with the verb "persist" is incorrect. "Persist" is usually followed by the preposition "in" and then it takes continuous form of verb (verb + ing). Therefore, the correct sentence would be:

    He persisted in doing it in spite of my sincere advice.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. 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'.

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    While walking slowly in the park (A)/ on a quiet summer afternoon, (B)/ a mad dog suddenly attacked him from behind. (C)/ No error (D)

    Solutions

    The error is in part (A) of the sentence. It has been structured incorrectly. When we read the sentence, it gives us a sense that the mad dog was walking slowly in the park which is not the case actually. It was the person who was walking slowly in the park. Part (A) should be restructured as "while he was walking slowly in the park".

     

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