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English Error Finding
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Directions (Q. 1-5): 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).
1). The next time you / are at the city airport, / apart of shopping for the usual, / you can also purchase a piece of art.
a) The next time you
b) are at the city airport,
c) apart of shopping for the usual,
d) you can also purchase a piece of art.
e) None of these
2). Despite being laid low by illness / ill the run-up to the event, / the sportsman intend to give his best / on the upcoming championship.
a) Despite being laid low by illness
b) ill the run-up to the event,
c) the sportsman intend to give his best
d) on the upcoming championship,.
e) No error
3). After staying together / for several years, the actress / finally separated from her husband / for good in 2004.
a) After staying together
b) for several years, the actress
c) finally separated from her husband
d) for good in 2004
e) No error
4). As the final placements at the IlTs / kick off on Thursday, students are set to / land their first crore-plus salary / offer from Microsoft and Oracle.
a) As the final placements at the IITs
b) kick off on Thursday, students are set to
c) land their first crore-plus salary
d) offer from Microsoft and Oracle.
e) No error
5). After swung between playing / positive and negative characters, / the actor is set to attempt comedy / for the first time on small screen.
a) After swung between playing
b) positive and negative characters,
c) the actor is set to attempt comedy
d) for the first time on small screen.
e) No error
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6). Research shows that people / who are able to responding/ more quickly to questions are/ perceived as more charismatic.
a) Research shows that people
b) who are able to responding
c) more quickly to questions are
d) perceived as more charismatic.
e) No error
7). Banks faced the brunt of public frustration again / as customers found them standing / in queue to withdraw cash after/ arrears were credited to accounts.
a) Banks faced the brunt of public frustration again
b) as customers found them standing
c) in queue to withdraw cash after
d) arrears were credited to accounts.
e) No error
8). Staying, healthy / and high spirited / is not / very difficult.
a) Staying, healthy
b) and high spirited
c) is not
d) very difficult.
e) No error
9). Like against / a fixed interest rate loan, / a floating interest rate loan offers / flexibility to borrowers.
a) Like against
b) a fixed interest rate loan,
c) a floating interest rate loan offers
d) flexibility to borrowers.
e) No error
10). The director refused / to meet his critics / and did not respond to / any of their letters.
a) The director refused
b) to meet his critics
c) and did not respond to
d) any of their letters
e) No error
ANSWERS:
1). c) Replace ‘of’ with ‘from’
2). c) Replace ‘intend’ with ‘intends’
3). e)
4). d) Replace ‘offer’ with ‘offers’
5). a) Replace ‘swung’ with ‘swinging’
6). b) Replace ‘responding’ with ‘respond’
7). b) Replace ‘them’ with ‘themselves’
8). e)
9). a) Replace ‘Like against’ with Unlike’
10).c) Delete ‘did not’
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