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Spotting Errors Questions
English grammar error-spotting (subject–verb agreement with ‘‘the number of …’’): Read the sentence in four parts (A–D) and select the erroneous segment; choose ‘‘No error’’ if none: ‘‘When we consider all the factors, which are many, / the number of school dropouts / are quite disturbing. / No error.’’
English grammar error-spotting (present perfect after ‘‘has never’’): Read the sentence split into parts (A–D) and find the erroneous segment; select ‘‘No error’’ only if all parts are correct: ‘‘She has never / approve of him / working as a clerk. / No error.’’
English grammar error-spotting (uncountable noun ‘‘baggage’’ and plural ‘‘bags’’): Read the sentence in parts (A–D) and identify which part contains the error; choose ‘‘No error’’ if there is none: ‘‘At the station, / I'll hire a coolie / to carry my baggages / No error.’’
English grammar error-spotting (subject–verb agreement with singular ‘‘The number …’’): Read the sentence and choose the erroneous part; pick ‘‘No error’’ only if all parts are correct: ‘‘The number of marks carried by each question / are indicated / at the end of the question / No error.’’
English grammar error-spotting (gerund vs. noun after ‘‘of’’ in ‘‘no question of …’’): Read the sentence in four parts and identify the erroneous segment; choose ‘‘No error’’ only if there is no error: ‘‘There is no question / of my failing / in the examination. / No error.’’
Error spotting (bank/SSC direction): Identify the erroneous part (A/B/C) in the sentence — mark D if there is no error — 'She is / no longer popular as she has / a friends / No error.'. Choose the segment that contains the grammatical mistake and consider number–article agreement and collocations.
Error spotting — necessity vs. modal usage: Select the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if correct — 'It is necessary / that everybody / must have a house. / No error.'. Evaluate redundancy and standard subjunctive/modal patterns in formal English.
Error spotting — collocations with 'interfere': Pick the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if there is no error — 'Students should not take part / in party politics and political demonstrations / as they interfere in serious study / No error.'. Focus on correct preposition with 'interfere'.
Error spotting — redundancy and word choice in noun phrases: Identify the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if none — 'To facilitate exports and improve sales in the domestic market / some of the improvised fabrics and garments fabricated out from them / are displayed in the main pavilion. / No error.'
Error spotting — redundancy with 'both' and 'two': Choose the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if correct — 'Both of you two / can come with me / to the play tonight / No error.'
Error spotting — correlative conjunction with 'No sooner': Identify the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if none — 'No sooner did the sun rise / when we took a hasty breakfast / and resumed the journey. / No error.'
Error spotting — logical comparison: Choose the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if correct — 'The charges in this hospital / are less than / the hospital near my house. / No error'
Error spotting — idiom with 'able': Identify the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if none — 'The brakes and steering failed / and the bus ran down the hill / without anyone being able control it. / No error.'
Error spotting — order of determiners with numerals and adjectives: Select the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if none — 'The tall three girls / had left / the day before. / No error.'
Error spotting — reported speech and tense backshift: Choose the erroneous part (A/B/C) — mark D if correct — 'When he was asked what is wrong with him. / he said that he was not well. / and asked for leave of absence for one day. / No error.'
English grammar error-spotting (verb + preposition pattern with ‘‘adapt’’): Read the sentence split into four labeled parts (A–D) and identify the single part that contains a grammatical or idiomatic error; choose ‘‘No error’’ only if the entire sentence is correct. Focus on the collocation ‘‘adapt (oneself) to’’ and adverb placement: ‘‘Wherever they go / Indians easily adapt to / local circumstances. / No error.’
English grammar error-spotting (article use with ‘‘part of’’ and compound subject): Identify the single erroneous segment among A–D; select ‘‘No error’’ only if all parts are correct. Pay attention to article usage before ‘‘part’’ in ‘‘be part of’’: ‘‘Remember that you are part of / the team and your success depends on the support / you are able to give and get from your other team members. / No error.’
English grammar error-spotting (comparison marker ‘‘more’’ vs. intensifier ‘‘greatly’’; capitalization): Read the sentence in four parts and pick the erroneous one. Watch for inappropriate comparative ‘‘more influenced’’ without a ‘‘than’’-phrase and capitalization of discipline names: ‘‘It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers. / who lived in the latter half of the nineteenth century. / were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic Philosophy. / No error.’
English grammar error-spotting (stative verb ‘‘cost’’ takes simple present): Identify the single erroneous part; remember that ‘‘cost’’ is not normally used in the progressive for permanent facts: ‘‘That house / is costing me / ten thousand rupees / No error.’
English grammar error-spotting (list-order adverb: ‘‘first’’ not ‘‘firstly’’ as sentence adverb): Read, detect the erroneous segment, and suggest the fix; consider idiomatic sequencing adverbs: ‘‘Firstly you should / think over the meaning of the words / and then use them. / No error.’
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