Spotting Errors (Verb)
Error Related to Nouns
Exercise# 1
1. He acted not (a)/ as per my advice(b)/ but/(c) somebody else(d)/ No error (e).
2. Pakistan’s problems (a)/ are also as(b)/ serious as(c)/India(d)/ No error (e).
3. When I reached(a)/ at the gate of his(b)/ house, I found his(c)/ locking up the gate(d)/ No error (e).
4. Many of the question(a)/ appeared in this question paper(b)/ were too difficult(c)/ to solve(d)/ No error (e).
5. I visited(a)/ Ram’s and Sita’s house(b)/ and found (c)/the couple missing(d)/ No error (e).
6. All the girls students (a)/ are advised to (b)/ attend the(c)/ meeting positively/(d)/No error (e).
7. She gave me(a)/ two important information’s (b)/ I had been waiting for(c)/ the last two months(d)/ No error (e).
8. The teacher of English(a)/ gave him a home work (b)/ to complete that (c)/ by night positively(d)/ No error (e).
9. She could not complete(a)/ even the two third(b)/ of the book(c)/ owing to her busy schedule(d)/ No error (e).
10. All the woman teachers(a)/ are agitating(b)/ against the haughty attitude(c)/ of the Principal(d)/ No error (e).
11. He informed that(a)/ he had lost a packet(b)/ of the hundred(c)/ rupees notes(d)/ No error (e).
12. He has ordered(a)/ bricks for the (b)/ proposed shopping (c)/complex(d)/ No error (e).
13. She has ordered(a)/ two dozens of copies(b)/ of English Book(c)/by Mr Gupta (d)/ No error (e).
14. She uses a good(a)/ quality shampoo(b)/so her hairs are(c)/ black (d)/ No error (e).
15. I know nothing (a)/ about (b)/ her (c)/ where about (d)/No error (e).
Answers:
1. (d) Write, ‘else’s’. Use of apostrophe is necessary here.
2. (d) Write, ‘India’s’, to make the comparison logical.
3. (c) Write, ‘him’ for ‘his’. Use objective form pronoun before
participle (locking).
4. (a) Write, ‘questions’ for ‘question’ remember to use plural
noun after one of / one of the / many of the.
5. (b) Write, ‘Ram and Sita’s’. Only one apostrophe will be used
in such case.
6. (a) Write, ‘girl students’ instead of ‘girls student’.
7. (b) Replace ‘two important informations’ by ‘two important
pieces of information’.
8. (b) delete ‘a’ before home work. Home work is an uncountable noun.
9. (b) Re place ‘two third’ by ‘two thirds’.
10. (a) Replace ‘woman teachers’ by ‘women teachers’.
11. (d) Write, ‘rupee’ for ‘rupees’.
12. (b) Re place ‘bricks’ by ‘pieces of brick’.
13. (b) Write, ‘two dozen copies’.
14. (c) Write, ‘hair’ for ‘hairs’; hair can’t be usually pluralised by
adding ‘s’.
15. (d) Replace ‘where about’ by ‘whereabouts’. ‘Whereabouts’
means ‘address’
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Spotting Errors (Verb)
Error Related to Nouns
Exercise# 2
1. The doctor declared that /(A) the patient’s intestine was /(B) not working properly and so he needed /(C) medical
treatment for a long time./ (D) No error / (E)
2. His maid servant (a)/ behaviour is undoubtedly (B)/ indecent but I don't (C)/ understand how he tolerates it. (D)/ No
error (E)
3. Wordsworth's poetry is characterized (A)/ by his unique style (B)/ which he developed (C)/ during the long span of his
life. (D)/ No error (E)
4. “The headquarter /(A) of the Army is in Delhi”, it’s really very / (B) surprising but you do not know /(C) even this fact. /(D)
No error /(E)
5. The Prime Minister of India's (A)/ Dr. Manmohan Singh's (B)/ visit to the US strengthened the relationship (C)/ between
India and the US. (D)/ No error (E)
6. He suggested to me (A)/ that I should go to the nursery (B)/ to bring some beautiful (C)/ summer's flowers. (D)/ No error
(E)
7. The survey gives (A)/us much knowledge of the (B)/ public’s opinion (C)/ on the matter of terrorism. (D)/ No error (E)
8. 'Everybody's business (A)/ is nobody's business', (B)/ said the teacher to the students. / No error (D)
9. Majority of banks /(A) today uses technology /(B) to reach out to those /(C) living in rural areas. /(D) No error /(E)
10. “Language consists of several stratums”, /(A) said a linguist /(B) in his lecture on /(C) language and linguistics. /(D) No
error (E)
11. “I know nothing /(A) about his whereabout./ (B) Do you?”, /(C) he said to me /(D) No error (E)
12. “There are only /(A) certain boy who is sincere /(B) and diligent and who can do well in the examination”,/ (C) said the
class teacher./ (D) No error (E)
13. The pretty woman /(A) sitting in the car is /(B) the daughter of /(C) the one of the headman of the village. /(D) No error
/(E)
14. When you see his /(A) offsprings, you can’t /(B) believe that he is /(C) above seventy. /(D) No error /(E)
15. One of her firmest belief /(A) was that her trainer shouted at her /(B) with a view to making her /(C) aware of her
repeated lapses. /(D) No error /(E)
16. Owing to his heavy engagement, /(A) he could not write even the two-third /(B) of the book of which /(C) the
publication was expected before September /(D) No error (E)
17. I visited (A)/Jack's and Soni's house (B)/ twice but found (C)/ the couple absent. (D)/ No error (E)
18. You know it well (A)/ that your success in life (B)/ depends not only on my advice (C)/ but on somebody else. (D)/ No
error (E)
19. These type of magazines /(A) are certainly helpful to the students /(B) preparing for /(C) the banking service
examinations. /(D) No error /(E)
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Spotting Errors (Verb)
20. Pakistan and Bangladesh's present (A) / condition clearly indicate (B)/ that both the countries (C)/ will face a lot of
problems. (D)/ No error (E)
21. All the girls students /(A) of the college are advised /(B) to sit in the /(C) girl’s common room. /(D) No error /(E)
22. When Pooja and Ritu (A)/ came across Aparna, they (B)/ caught one another hands (C)/ and talked for a while. (D)/ No
error (E)
23. Being sure of his (A)/ success, he told his friends that (B)/ he would never forget (C)/ even his enemies names. (D)/ No
error (E)
24. All the woman teachers (a)/ are agitating(b)/ against the haughty attitude(c)/ of the Principal(d)/ No error (e).
25. You are among those /(A) luckiest man who /(B) attained name and fame not by /(C) labour but by fate. /(D) No error.
/(E)
26. I do my best /(A) but I don't understand why /(B) I do not get expected /(C) passing marks in the examination./ (D) No
error. (E)
27. The beautiful surrounding /(A) of the palace /(B) attracted a large number of tourists /(C) coming from abroad. /(D) No
error. (E)
28. The brethrens /(A) of this locality are always /(B) at daggers-drawn (unfriendly) without any /(C) apparent reason. /(D)
No error /(E)
29. Liberalization of economy (a)/ has given birth to (b)/ many uncommon (c)/ phenomenon in the society.(d)/ No error (e)
30. Any of those branches do /(A) not require more than /(B) two employees since they /(C) have been recently established
/(D) No error (E)
Answers:
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (E) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (E) 9. (E) 10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (A)
20. (A) 21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (D) 30. (E)
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Spotting Errors (Verb)
Error Related to Nouns
Exercise# 3
1. Thousand of people (1) / had already been killed (2) in the accident (3) / near Delhi. (4) / No error (5)
2. Six thousand (1) / rupee is a (2) / large amount (3) / for everybody. (4) / No error (5)
3. He went to Delhi (1) / and bought (2) / much good (3) / for his wife. (4) / No error (5)
4. There have been (1) ten woman (2) doctors (3) / in our city. (4) No error (5)
5. Sunset (1) / is a (2) / great (3) / phenomena. (4) / No error (5)
6. The chief minister speech (1) / has been reported (2) / in the news paper (3) / today. (4) / No error (5)
7. Let you and I (1) / go to bus stand (2)/ to welcome (3) / our beloved friend. (4) / No error (5)
8. They have invited (1) / Ram and I (2) /to the function to be (3) / held next month. (4)/No error (5)
9. One must use (1) / his best efforts (2)/ if one (3)/ wishes to succeed. (4)/ N error (5)
10. My father (1) / forced (2) / my friend and I (3) /to stay back. (4) / No error (5)
11. This company is (1) one of the few company (2) / manufacturing this product (3) /in the whole country. (4) No error (5)
12. In spite of five letter (1)1 we have sent, (2) / we have received (3) / no answer from the authority. (4) / No error (5)
13. He heard the guard (1) / blowing whistled and knew (2) / it was time for him (3) / to enter the train. (4) / No error (5)
14. Mr. Ram is (1) / one of the (2) / best teacher (3) / in our class. (4) / No error (5)
15. She is so lazy (1) / that she takes a (2) / large number of time (3) / to complete such a small piece of work. (4) / No error
(5)
16. He has not got much money (1) / but he buys expensive clothes (2) / in order to (3) / keep up appearance. (4) / No error
(5)
17. The appointment (1) / will be made (2) / initially (3) / for a periods of five years. (4) / No error (5)
18. When Ramesh heard (1) / those humiliation (2) / words, he became (3) / furious. (4) / No error (5) Her mother took (1) /
a lot of pains to (2) prepare him to (3) / face the realities. (4) No error (5)
19. We hope (1) / you are not familiar with (2) / the process of (3) / the registration. (4) / No error (5)
20. The pen of Ram (1) / is costlier than Sita's (2) / but not so costly (3)/as your girl friend. (4) / No error (5)
21. He was surprised when (1) / he read a' Sunday's newspaper (2)/ about a two weeks holiday (3) for most of the students.
(4) / No error (5)
22. I met Ram, (1) Sohan friend yesterday (2) while I was buying (3) / clothes for my sons. (4)/No error (5)
23. When house's roof (1) / collapsed, the members (2) / inside it got shelter (3) / at neighbour's residence. (4) / No error
(5)
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25. Things will not (1) / improve unless (2) / you yourself (3) / look into it. (4) / No error (5)
26. The higher we (1) / climb up the (2) / mountain's peak, the cooler (3) / we feel. (4) / No error (5)
27. Anybody health will (1) / deteriorate if (2) / he is not careful about (3) / his health and diet. (4)/No error (5)
28. Sita is (1) / certainly brighter (2) / than I (3) at least in English. (4)/ No error (5)
29. Most of the people (1) / of our country appreciate (2) / politicians efforts to uplift (3) / the condition of the poor. (4) /
No error (5)
30. Soldier never (1)/ demurs when (2) / he receives his (3) / commander's-in-chief orders. (4) / No error (5)
31. When I reached (1) / at the gate of his (2) / hotel, I found his (3) / locking up the gate. (4) / No error (5)
32. All the boys students (1) / are advised to (2) / attend (3) / the meeting positively. (4) / No error (5)
33. He gave me (1) / two important informations (2) / I had been waiting for (3) / the last two months. (4) / No error (5)
34. She informed that (1) / she had lost a packet (2) I of hundred (3) / rupees notes. (4) / No error (5)
35. He has ordered (1) / three dozens of copies (2) /of maths books (3) / by Mr. Ram. (4)/ No error(5)
36. Ram's problems (1) / are also as (2) / serious as (3) those of Sita. (4) / No error (5)
37. Many of the question (1)/ that appeared in this question paper (2) / were too difficult (3) / to solve . (4) / No error (5)
38. The maths teacher (1) / gave him a home work (2) / to complete (3) / by night positively. (4) / No error (5)
39. All the man teachers (1) / are agitating (2) / against the naughty attitude (3) / of the principal. (4) / No error (5)
40. When she returned (1) / from home, she informed me (2) / that she had come here (3) / to do an urgent work. (4) ./ No
error (5)
41. All the boys students (1) / of the college are advised (2) / to sit in the (3) / boys' common room. (4) / No error (5)
42. In the last assembly elections (1)/the electorates (2) / disinterestedness puzzled (3) / the politicians very much. (4) / No
error (5)
43. I saw only (1) / eight police who (2) / were running after (3) / the train robbers. (4) / No error (5)
44. "She has never seen (1) / such a lovely spectacles (2) / in her life" said (3) / the passer by. (4) / No error (5)
45. You will not (1) / be allowed (2) / to go anywhere else (3) / to play outdoor games. (4) / No error (5)
46. These type of books (1) / are certainly helpful to the students (2) / preparing for the civil service (3) / examinations. (4) /
No error (5)
47. The sceneries (1) / of Simla is more beautiful (2) / than that of (3) / Kashmir. (4)/ No error (5)
48. Three summons (1) / have been issued by the high court (2) / but you have not (3) / turned up yet. (4) / No error (5)
49. His sister-in-laws (1) / are extremely beautiful (2) / to look at, so the question (3) / of selection is very puzzling. (4) / No
error (5)
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Spotting Errors (Verb)
50. It is harmful (1) / to take cupsful (2) / of tea (3) / seven times a day. (4) / No error (5)
Answers:
1. 2 2.1 3.1 4. 3 5. 3 6. 1 7.1 8. 4 9.2 10.2 11.1 12.1 13.2 14.1
15.5 16.1 17.2 18.5 19.2 20.4 21.4 22.4 23.1 24.2 25.3 26.1 27.1 28.1
29.5 30.4 31.5 32.5 33.2 34.5 35.1 36.1 37.2 38.4 39.3 40.3 41.1 42.5
43.4 44.3 45.3 46.2 47.3 48.2 49.4 50.5.
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