SBI Clerk English Daily Mock 11th February 2020 Error Detection Based Practice Set

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Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Q1. Ramesh along with his friends (A)/ is going to have (B)/a party in his apartment (C) /after the office (D)/.No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q2.Many studies suggest (A)/that the number (B)/of Corona Virus patients (C)/is grow day by day (D)/.No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q3. Along with the letters there (A)/ are answers written by people (B)/who is supposed to know (C)/ how to solve such problems (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q4. Someone once suggested that (A)/a great many children faces the hard problem (B) /of learning good table (C)/manners without seeing any (D)./ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q5. Although the students were (A)/ allowed a fifteen minute (B)/ break, but none of (C)/them left the room(D)./No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q6. Unless you do not meet (A)/all the requirements (B)/your application (C) /will be rejected (D)./No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q7. But for his hard work (A)/his family (B)/members would (C)/have suffered a lot (D)./ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q8. According to (A)/ him Sameer is (B)/senior from any other (C)/accountant of his office(D)./ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q9. According to the official, (A)/ cities have been paired up (B)/ with those from a (C)/similarly region and culture (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q10. She works as a freelance (A)/ counselling psychologist at (B)/ various educational institutes (C)/ in nearing towns (D)./No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q11. Muktesh is not only eminent (A)/ for his writing in English (B)/but also for his (C)/ paintings on spiritual things (D)/
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q12. The employment of the telephone (A)/ as one of the great means of (B) /communication require a definite (C)/organization of the subscribers (D). /No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q13.She immediately resigned (A)/from the job in which (B)/neither skill nor (C)/knowledge were required (D). /No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)E

Q14. Despite of being the most (A)/efficient method ever, it is (B)/still highly inefficient, and this (C)/inefficiency inspires hope (D). /No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)E

Q15. She is the most (A) /intelligent and also (B)/the very talented (C)/student of the college (D)/No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)E

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. There is no correction required. Hence our correct option is option (e).

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part (d). ‘Grow’ will be replaced by ‘Growing’. The structure of the sentence in present continuous tense is ‘Sub + is/am/are + Ving+ Object’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part (C) of the sentence. ‘Is’ will be replaced by ‘are’ because in a sentence starting with ‘If the subject joined by expressions like along-with, with, In addition to’, the verb that follows agrees with the first subject. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part (b) of the sentence. ‘faces’ will be replaced by ‘face’, because Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. ‘but’ will be replaced by ‘yet’ as when though/ although/ Even though is used as a verb, which is in subjunctive mood expressing a doubt, then usage of ‘yet’ is compulsory. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The error lies in part (a). Unless is not followed by ‘do not’. So we will omit ‘do not’. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. So the correct option is option (e).

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. ‘from’ will be replaced by ‘to’ as ‘Senior’ is followed by ‘to’ instead of ‘from.’ Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part (d) of the sentence. ‘Similary’ will be replaced by ‘Similar’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part (d) of the sentence. ‘Nearing’ will be replaced by ‘Nearby’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. The error lies in part (a) of the sentence. ‘eminent’ will come before ‘not only’. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. In part ‘C’ the verb ‘require’ will be replaced by ‘requires’ as the subject is singular. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the last part of the sentence, ‘were’ will be replaced by ‘was’ as when if two subjects were joined by ‘neither nor’, the verb agrees with the nearest subject. All other options are correct. So option (d) is the correct choice.

S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the first part of the sentence, ‘of’ will removed as Despite is not followed by ‘of’. Here All other options are correct. So option (a) is correct.

S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the third part of the sentence “very” must be replaced with “most” as two adjectives if joined by ‘and’, it must have the same degree. All other parts of the sentence are correct. So option (c) is correct.