ERROR SPOTTING --- Assorted Sentences -- on the pattern of Competition Examination Questions.
Here follow sentences containing errors. The part of the sentence containing an error needs to be identified and marked.
EXERCISE ONE
1. (A) Unemployment and Inflation are (B) the two main problems that people(C) of the country is facing today and these need (D) to be controlled immediately by the government.(E) No Error.
2.(A) We met a group of boys and girls (B) in the market who were collecting (C) funds from people to help (D) the recent flood victims. (E) No Error.
3.(A) The Principal told (B) the student that he would be allowed (C) to appear in the examination only(D) if he pays his fee immediately. (E) No Error
4. (A) When I reached her house, (B) she was sitting in a chair (C) and take rest (D) after hard work of the day. (E) No Error
5. (A) The government alongwith public (B) help groups is taking strenuous steps(C) to promote alternate enrgy sources but none section of the (D) society is showing its interest. (E)
6. (A) The present chairman (B) served this insitution (C)as its president (D) between 1999 and 2004. (E) No Error.
7. (A) Hoarding of essential commodities by (B) traders are the main cause of their (C) rising prices so the government should identify (D) these traders and take strict action against them.(E) No Error.
8. (A) Her brother is (B) the most talented (C) among all the other (D) employees in our office. (E) No Error.
9. (A) He is the only person (B) who came to our rescue (C) and helped us when our family(D) was faced financial difficulties.(E) No Error.
10. (A) Having examined all the witnesses, (B) the panel will take about (C) a fortnight to arrive to (D)a final decision of the case.(E) No Error.
ANSWERS:
1. C. are in place of is 2. B. was in place of were 3. D paid in place of pays. 4. C. taking 5. C. No in place of none 6. D. from 7. B is in place of are 8. C. remove other, all the employees. 9. D. was facing 10. C. to arrive at.
EXERCISE TWO
1. Abraham Lincoln fought against human slavery as he believed that human soul is born free but why are human beings embodying it fettered everywhere in the world.
(a) Abraham Lincoln fought against human slavery
(b) as he believed that human soul is born free
(c) but why are human beings embodying it
(d) fettered everywhere in the world.
(e) No Error.
2. It is undoubetdly proved from the results of this year that our college is the most presitigious education institution of all those in the city.
(a) It is undoubetdly proved
(b)from the results of this year that ours
(c) is the most presitigious education
(d)institution of all those in the city.
(e) No Error
3. As the hostel building is being renovated, the college authorities will not let any student to stay in the hostel this year.
(a)As the hostel building is being
(b)renovated, the college authorities
(c)will not let any student
(d)to stay in the hostel this year.
(e) No Error
4. Malaria is spreading fast in the area, the local authorities taking precautionary steps of its prevention have warned the public from its dangerous results.
(a) Malaria is spreading fast in the area,
(b) the local authorities taking precautionary
(c) steps of its prevention have warned the
(d)public from its dangerous results.
(e) No Error
5. The parents are in a fix these days as they do not understand how can they arrange good education for their wards.
(a) The parents are in a fix these days
(b)as they do not understand
(c)how can they arrange good
(d) education for their wards.
(e) No Error.
6. The ministry paid scantily attention towards upliftment of the poor and marginal farmers who suffered great losses due to heavy rains during last months.
(a)The ministry paid scantily attention
(b)towards upliftment of the poor and
(c) marginal farmers who suffered great
(d) losses due to heavy rains during last months.
(e) No Error
7. Hardly the violent mob started rushing towards the market, when all the shopkeepers shut their shops and disaappeared from the scene.
(a) Hardly the violent mob started
(b)rushing towards the market, when all
(c) all the shopkeepers shut their shops
(d) and disappeared from the scene.
(e) No Error
8. Last Sunday when I was busy in making purchases in the mall someone has been picked my pocket and I was deprived of my all money.
(a) Last Sunday when I was (b) busy in making my purchases
(c) in the mall someone has been picked my pocket
(d) and I was deprived of my all money.
(e) No Error
9. One of the well accepted belief among his pupils is that he expects sincerity and dedication towards duty from all of them.
(a) One of the well accepted
(b) belief among his pupils
(c)is that he expects sincerity and dedication
(d) towards duty from all of them.
(e) No Error
10. Happinees and mirth prevaded in the gathering there so much that every man and every woman present there were overwhelmed with joy.
(a)Happinees and mirth
(b)prevaded in the gathering there so much
(c)that every man and every woman present
(d)there were overwhelmed with joy.
(e) No Error
1. Among all other things, a number of surprises is in the waiting for the members of the team and they all will be over-thrilled when they come to know about them.
(a). Among all other things, a number of surprises
(b). is in the waiting for the members of the team
(c). and they all will be over-thrilled
(d)when they come to know about them.
(e).No error
ANSWERS
1. d.to park
2. c.educational
3. d.let....allow.
4. d. public against its
5. c. how they can.
6. a. scant attention.
7. a. Hardly had ....started
8. c. has picked
9. b, beliefs in place of belief
10. d. was in place of were.
