TOPIC: Error correction
Direction (1-15): In each of the following questions, a
sentence is divided into four parts one of which may or may not be
grammatically correct. Choose the part which is grammatically incorrect and
mark that as your answer. If all the parts are error free, mark (e) ‘No Error’
as your answer.
Q1. I will leave (A)/the construction at (B)/five and reach
(C)/at my home by six. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q2. The new history teacher has (A)/ become quite popular
among (B)/students for his extraordinarily (C)/unique teaching skills. (D)/ No
Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q3. Drones that cannot be (A)/jam are of special interest to
the (B)/military and research (C)/and development in various nations. (D)/ No
Error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q4. She had no (A)/accuse for insulting (B)/the old lady
(C)/like that. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q5. Parents should keep on (A)/to inspiring their (B)/children
to work hard (C)/without any pressure. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
had been studying (C)/it for more than one year. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q7. The hotel staff (A)/gave much informations (B)/to the
police (C)/that they needed.(D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q8. Even though seven (A)/years have passed, Russell (B)/still
struggles with the (C)/reality for losing his son. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q9. Anoushka Shankar’s performance received (A)/a standing
ovation by the (B)/audience who has gathered (C)/in the auditorium to hear her.
(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q10. All the cheering crowd (A)/are wanting to (B)/ see their
home (C)/team win the tournament. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q11. My mother is (A)/elected as the (B)/principal of the
school (C)/for the next session. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q12. Good teachers are (A)/hard to find these (B)/days so
people should (C)/make the most with their teachings. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q13. Encouraged by the trend of (A)/recovery, the Central
government has (B)/projected GDP to grow with (C)/8 to 8.5 per cent in the
fiscal, 2022-23. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Q14. Inflation is sought to be brought (A)/under control by
focussed expenditures (B)/to transportation and storage (C)/infrastructure for
perishable products. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
(B)/has called the co-creation of reality (C)/by the observer and observed.
(D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error
Ans. (d)
a verb which means ‘to arrive at’. For example, She did not reach the office
until after 10 a.m. Usage of preposition ‘At’ is not correct here. The sentence
should be, “I will leave the construction site at five and reach my home by six.”
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no grammatical error
in any of its part. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in B part of the sentence. ‘Jammed’ should
be used instead of ‘Jam’ as past participle form of verb is used with
‘can/can’t be’. The sentence should be,
‘Drones that cannot be jammed are of special interest to the
military and research and development in various nations.’
Sol. ‘Accuse’ is a verb which means to say something wrong is
done by someone or someone is guilty of something.
Excuse is a noun which means a reason, true or invented used
by someone to defend his/her behaviour. The sentence should be, ‘She had no
excuse for insulting the old lady like that.’
Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in B part of the given sentence. Keep on
doing something refers to continuously do something. Usage of ‘to’ is
superfluous here.
For example, ‘She keeps on disturbing me.’
The sentence should be,
‘Parents should keep on inspiring their children to work hard
without any pressure.’
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part C of the sentence. The work was
continued in the past and it still goes on. Present perfect continuous should
be used. The sentence should be,
‘I am still not well-versed with the subject completely
although I have been studying it for more than one year.’
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part B of the given sentence.
‘Information’ is an uncountable noun. It means details or facts about something
or someone. Using ‘informations’ for the plural of ‘information’ is therefore
wrong. The sentence should be,
The hotel staff gave much information to the police that they
needed.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part D of the given sentence. Usage of
preposition ‘for’ is wrong here and it should be ‘of’ to make the sentence
grammatically correct. The sentence should be,
Even though seven years have passed, Russell still struggles
with the reality of losing his son.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in C part of the given sentence. The
sentence is in simple past tense and it should be maintained throughout the
sentence. ‘Had gathered’ is the right usage instead of ‘has gathered’. The
sentence should be,
‘Anoushka Shankar’s performance received a standing ovation by
the audience who had gathered in the auditorium to hear her.’
Ans. (b)
Sol. Want means to have a wish or desire for something and it
is not used usually in progressive tenses.
For example, All she wants is a caring husband. Present simple
tense should be used here. The sentence should be,
All the cheering crowd wants is to see their home team win the
tournament.
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part B of the sentence. Using ‘As’ is
superfluous here. The sentence should be,
My mother is elected (as) the principal of the school for the
next session.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part D of the sentence. Make the most
of means to utilize or get the advantage from something or somebody. The
sentence will be,
‘Good teachers are hard to find these days so people should
make the most of their teachings.’
Sol. The error lies in part C of the given sentence. ‘By’ will
be used instead of ‘with’. The sentence will be,
Encouraged by the trend of recovery, the Central government
has projected GDP to grow by 8 to 8.5 per cent in the fiscal, 2022-23.
Sol. The error lies in part C of the sentence. ‘on’ will be
used instead of ‘to’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. The sentence
will be, ‘Inflation is sought to be brought under control by focussed
expenditures on transportation and storage infrastructure for perishable
products.’
Sol. The error lies in
part D of the given sentence. ‘The’ will be used before ‘observed’ to specify
‘the one who is observed’. The sentence will be, ‘The idea of a New Year is,
indeed, another example of what Jason Silva has called the co-creation of
reality by the observer and the observed.
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