English: Error Spotting Set 2

Shubhra

In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark E) as you answer.

  1. In higher education institutions, (1)/ the quota have been (2)/ increased from three percent (3) / to five percent.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    B) 2
    Correction:
    have – has
  2. Pokémon is the (1)/ popular game that has (2)/ people hunting for (3)/virtual monsters on streets.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    A) 1
    Correction:
    the – a
  3. Music maestro A.R. Raman stands (1)/ a chance to win (2)/in the Oscars once again (3)/ with his work in sports biopic(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    C) 3
    Correction:
    in- at
  4. I am sure that (1)/ all my monthly expenses (2)/would exceed the income (3)/ if I do not economise.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    B) 2
    Correction:
    use of all is superfluous. ‘Monthly expenses’ includes ‘all the expenses’
  5. My all(1)/ friends will come (2)/ tomorrow to (3)/ meet me. (4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    A) 1
    Correction:
    change ‘my all’ to ‘all my’
  6. Much trees (1)/ have been uprooted (2) /in Chennai after(3) /cyclone Vardah hit the city.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    A) 1
    Correction:
    much – many
  7. When you complete (1)/ your service (2)/ you will be retired (3)/ on pension. (4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    A) 1
    Correction:
    ‘when you have completed your service’ is correct. If the 2nd action takes place after the 1st action has already finished, the 1st action will be in present perfect tense.
  8. He directed the officers (1) / to meet with (2) / various traders organisations (3) / to make the department cashless.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    C) 3
    Correction:
    traders- traders’
  9. Srimad Bhagavad-Gita can (1) / be used to (2) / promote environment awareness (3) / and protection among Indians(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    C) 3
    Correction:
    environment- environmental
  10. Growing public-private (1) / divergence in learning (2) / outcomes is fuelling (3) / lopsided enrolment.(4)
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    E) No error
    View Answer
    E) No error

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5 Thoughts to “English: Error Spotting Set 2”

  1. sachin shukla@ my turn 2017
    April 18, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    in qs2 on streets hoga ya in streets

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    1. Shubhra
      April 18, 2017 at 12:55 pm

      Streets par not streets me

      Reply
      1. sachin shukla@ my turn 2017
        April 18, 2017 at 1:02 pm

        to kya hoga mam in streets ya on

        Reply
        1. Shubhra
          April 18, 2017 at 1:20 pm

          On

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  2. Palani Kumar
    September 11, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    @@Shubhra_AspirantsZone:disqus Ms.Shubra Qn#7 When you complete (1)/ your service (2)/ you will be retired (3)/ on pension. (4)
    As per the present simple tense when two actions of the future are being talked about,the 1st action(When you complete your service) will be in simple present while the 2nd one(you will be retired on pension.) will be in future tense. So there is no error as per my view.

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