Spotting Errors Exercise with Explanation
Best Wishes Team Inspiron Spotting Errors Exercise with Answers
Instructions: Spot the error in the given sentence. Mark option d if you find no error in the given sentence.
Ravi does not like that type of a man (a)/ who keeps pointing (b)/ other’s mistakes only.(c)/ No Error (d)
Mona felt depressed that day (a)/ because her boy-friend gave her (b)/ a very bad news in the morning only.(c)/ No Error (d)
Please forgive me (a)/ this time as this (b)/ all happened by a mistake. (c)/ No Error (d)
Anita told her mother that (a)/ she secured first rank (b)/ in her class.(c)/ No Error (d)
Reshma told to Manish that (a)/ she would complete that assignment (b)/ by the end of the day. (c)/ No Error (d)
When Ravi reached to his village,(a)/ many of his friends (b)/ came to meet him.(c)/ No Error (d)
When an adroit student enters in the class, (a)/ all students welcome (b)/ him by clapping. (c)/ No Error (d)
Reema wanted to discuss about (a)/ her career growth in her (b)/ upcoming phases of competition.(c)/ No Error (d)
I still remember those days (a)/ when my father used to accompany with me (b)/ while going to school. (c)/ No Error (d)
Amardeep told his friends that (a)/ he has studied all the important topics (b)/ himself for his amelioration in his performance.(c)/ No Error (d)
He met (a)/ with an accident (b)/ and admitted (c)/ in the hospital. No Error (d)
He stole a dog (a)/ and sold the dog (b)/ for 50 rupees.(c)/ No Error (d)
Both Mili (a)/ as well as Meena (b)/ are beautiful.(c)/ No Error (d)
I need the friend who can (a)/ listen to me and guide me (b)/ whenever I need his support. (c)/ No Error (d)
In psychology, the credit goes (a)/ to a person who brings (b)/ new methods of assessment.(c)/ No Error (d)
Spotting Errors Exercise- Correct Answer with Explanation
1. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: that type of man in place of “that type of a man”. Here indefinite article “a” is not required.
2. Correct Answer: c)
Explanation: article “a” should not be used. News is an uncountable noun so indefinite article is not required.
3. Correct Answer: c)
Explanation: by mistake is an idiom so using article a is of no use.
4. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: had secured in place of secured because there is combination of past indefinite and past perfect.
5. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: the preposition to is not required after the word tell.
6. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: no preposition is required after the word “reach.”
7. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: no preposition is required after the word “enter” because enter means to get inside so the sense of preposition in is already included in the word “enter”.
8. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: no preposition is required after the word “discuss”. Object is required right after this word.
9. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: no preposition is required after the word “accompany” because the Hindi meaning of accompany is SAATH DENA so the sense of with is already included in the meaning of accompany.
10. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: had in place of has because past follows past.
11. Correct Answer: c)
Explanation: was admitted in place of admitted because the sentence is in passive voice.
12. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: use it in place of the dog because for animals we use pronoun it instead of repeating the noun unnecessarily. The repetition of noun makes the language boring.
13. Correct Answer: c)
Explanation: is in place of are because if two subjects are joined using as well as, the H.V. should be used according to S1.
14. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: a friend in place of the friend because there is a general discussion. It means any friend.
15. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: specific person is there so there should be the person in place of a person.
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