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SSC Spotting Error Test 106
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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    Ever since Mary won the election, she has been behaving as if she was a queen.
    Solutions
    When any unrealistic condition, wish or desire is mentioned, ‘were’ is used irrespective of the subject.

    Ex: If I were the PM, I would help the poor.

    In the given sentence ‘being queen’ indicates an unrealistic condition and therefore ‘was’ should be replaced with ‘were’ in order to make the sentence correct.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    Baghdad remains a profoundly damaged place, and for all its newness, Dream City echo many of the city’s continuing issues.
    Solutions

    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option D. According to the subject-verb agreement, the verb ‘echo’ is incorrect since it is in the plural form. The subject ‘Dream City’ is singular and will take only a singular verb ‘echoes’.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    Scientists have discovered a new tree frog species, with an extraordinary, enlarged claw-like structure located at the base of the thumb, that live on a remote tabletop mountain in the Andes.
    Solutions
    The error is in option D of the sentence.

    We use the present perfect tense for something that happened in the past but is important in the present. The ‘discovery’ part has been completed, but they still live there. The use of ‘that’ is for the new species (which is singular as we are talking about them collectively). Hence, we will use ‘lives’ in place of ‘live’.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    The teacher had hardly left the room than the pupils started enjoying
    Solutions

    The correct conjunction pair is ‘hardly……..when’, thus, ‘than’ is incorrect and should be replaced with ‘when’ in order to make the sentence correct.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    The Life-cycle hypothesis holds that individuals seek to smooth consumption over the course of a lifetime — borrowing in times of low-income and saving during period of high income.
    Solutions

    Definite article ‘the’ should be placed before ‘period’ as we are talking about a definite period (of high income).

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    Lupin is one of the least important person in the opposition and can never hope to become a minister.
    Solutions

    Whenever ‘One of’ is used in any sentence, it is always followed by plural noun; thus the use of ‘person’ is incorrect and should be replaced with ‘persons’.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

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    Dwarf galaxies have to hold clues that could help us to understand better the nature of dark matter.
    Solutions
    The error is in option C of the sentence.

    The use of ‘have to’ is incorrect, since here we are expressing a possibility of an action; thus, modal ‘might’ should be used.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

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

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    The staff of the dairy was firm that there was no space inside for more cattle as there was already 2500 stray animals inside.

    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option A. Here, the 'cattle' is a plural unit/noun, hence, a plural verb is required to maintain the subject-verb agreement. Thus, it should 'there were' as more animals are there.

    Therefore, 'was' should be replaced with 'were' to form a grammatically correct sentence.
    (P.S. :- In the examination the answer given was option c but it was incorrect.)

  • 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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    Our neighbour switch on his TV early in the morning at full volume.

    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option c. The subject in the sentence, our neighbour, is singular. Hence, the verb must also be singular to maintain the subject-verb agreement. 'Switch' must be replaced with 'switches' to form a grammatically correct sentence.
  • Question 10/10
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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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    They went for a Bhil village for a day visit.
    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option c. The preposition 'to' is used to express motion in the direction of (a particular location). Hence, 'for' must be replaced with 'to' to form a grammatically correct sentence.
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