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Error Spotting Test 25
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    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    On a holiday I prefer reading story books than visiting my friends. 

    Solutions

    If ‘prefer’ is followed by Noun/Pronoun/Gerund, the preposition ‘to’ should be used, not ‘than’ or ‘rather than’. The part "prefer reading story books than visiting" should be written as "prefer reading story books to visiting". Hence, option C has the error and is the correct answer. 

  • Question 2/10
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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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    It is all the more better for you to take the examination than withdraw your form. 
    Solutions
    The error lies in part (1) of the sentence. "All the more" is incorrectly used before 'better'. 'Better' is already in comparative degree so the use of 'more' is not allowed before 'better'.
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    The photograph will give the reader far better impression of the structure than any verbal description.
    Solutions

    Option “C” is the right answer. Use “any other verbal” in place of “any verbal”. In the sentence “the photograph” is the verbal description. So, in order to make it distinguish from other verbal descriptions, we need to use “other” before “verbal”. See example.

    Eg. No cellphone is better than “Nokia” (Wrong)

    No other cellphone is better than “Nokia” (Right)

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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    In the 18th century, an experiment in republic government filled the bill of exceptionalist pretensions.
    Solutions
    The error lies in the incorrect usage of a noun in option B. The sentence here requires an adjective that can modify the noun “government”. “Republic” is a noun and a noun defining noun is particularly known as a gerund, but it isn’t required.
    The correct sentence would be:
    In the 18th century, an experiment in republican government filled the bill of exceptionalist pretensions.
  • Question 5/10
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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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    On Sundays, I prefer reading than going out visiting my friends.

    Solutions
    The error is in part (B) of the sentence. The verb "prefer" is never followed by the preposition "than". The correct preposition is "to".
    Explanation:
    We use prefer to say we like one thing or activity more than another. We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we compare two things or actions:
    I prefer tea to coffee.
    We prefer going by ferry to flying.
    We don’t use than after prefer. We can use a to-infinitive or an -ing form after prefer. We use would prefer or ’d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences. See below example:
    I’d prefer to go by myself.
    When we want to say that we would like to do one thing more than another, we can introduce the second thing with rather than, followed by an infinitive without to:
    I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.
  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    All his friends leaved him all alone during his struggling days.

    Solutions

    Option C is grammatically incorrect. The verb "leaved" is incorrect. The past form of "leave" is "left" which should be used in the sentence.

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    He dare not to come here after the way he behaved with my father.
    Solutions
    Option C has the grammatically incorrect part. Bare infinitive is used with modal auxiliaries( may, might, can, need not, dare not etc) i.e. to is not used before the main verb. For e.g. He need not feel sorry as he is not at fault. 
    Therefore, the use of 'to' before 'come' in the given sentence is not correct. 
    Hence, option C is the correct answer.
  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    The police were doubtful about his involving in the matter.
    Solutions
    Option C is grammatically incorrect. The use of present participle "involving" is incorrect here. The pronoun "his" is a possessive pronoun as well as a determiner. When used as a determiner, it should be followed by a noun. Example: his book, his friends, his remarks etc. So, the correct word to be used here is "involvement". The correct sentence should be, "The police were doubtful about his involvement in the matter."
  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    Affirmations fire the will to focus and perseverance towards goal realisation and enable positive thoughts to permeate one’s sub consciousness.
    Solutions
    The error is in part 'A'.
    “Perseverance” is a noun but we need the verb form i.e. 'persevere' to align with the other verb “focus”.
  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    One of the possibilities is that this machine is super-capable, exceeding our human capacity for cognition or analytical tasks.
    Solutions
    Option C has the grammatically incorrect part. The error lies in the incorrect usage of the noun. The sentence requires the use of an adjective that is modifying the noun “tasks” in the sentence. So, instead of noun “cognition”, it should be “cognitive”.
    The correct sentence would be:
    One possibility is that this machine is super-capable, exceeding our human capacity for cognitive or analytical tasks.
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