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ERRORS FINDING
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Directions (Q.1-10): 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/d ). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. The car flew off the road (a)/ and fell into the valley (b) / because Ashish (c) / was driving faster. (d) / No error (e)
2. He is very blind (a) / to read (b)/ smallest of prints. (c) / Non error (d)
3. What is worst, (a) this distortion cannot be corrected (b) / by either contact lens or glasses. (c) / No error (d)
4. Inspite of working (a)/ very neat and careful (b) / he could not win (c) / even the third prize. (d) No error (e)
5. Sohal lal is (a) / richest (b) of the two. (c) / No error
6. On hearing the news, (a) / he went directly (b) / to the Manager’s room. (c) / No error (d)
7. Even though it was (a) / raining bad (b) / I went out (c) / to get some medicines. (d) / No error (e)
8. The Headmaster said that (a) / Sachin was capable of doing (b) / more better work. (c) / No error (d)
9. The night was bright, (a) the clouds dispersed, (b) / and the stars were shining brightly in the sky. (c) / No error (d)
10. It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost (a) / to defend the hardly won (b) / freedom of the country. (c) / No error (d)
ANSWERS:
- (d): Replace ‘faster ’ by ‘fast’
No comparison has been made here and so Positive degree should be used. - (a) : Replace ‘very’ by ‘too’
- (a) : Replace ‘worst’ by ‘worse’
- (b) : The correct form is ‘very neatly and carefully’
- (b) : Replace a ‘richest’ by ‘richer’
When a comparison is made between two, comparative degree is used. - (b): Replace ‘directly’ by ‘direct’
- (b) : Replace ‘bad ’ by ‘badly’
- (c) : Replace ‘more’ by ‘much’
Avoid using double comparatives - (c) : Replace ‘brightly’ by ‘bright’
- (b) : Replace ‘hardly’ by ‘hard’
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