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Verbal Ability :: Spotting Errors

Directions To Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

  1. (solve as per the direction given above)

  2. A.

    It seems evidents

    B.

    to me that

    C.

    the visits they made to the island

    D.

    were not very frequent.

    E.

    No error.


  3. (solve as per the direction given above)

  4. A.

    Unintentionally I let

    B.

    out the secret

    C.

    by talking about

    D.

    it loudly in the library.

    E.

    No error.


  5. (solve as per the direction given above)

  6. A.

    You deserve to be

    B.

    rewarded by your successful

    C.

    completion of the entire work

    D.

    in such a short time.

    E.

    No error.


  7. (solve as per the direction given above)

  8. A.

    Ever since the government

    B.

    announced its new policy

    C.

    the private institutions had

    D.

    run into heavy weather.

    E.

    No error.


  9. (solve as per the direction given above)

  10. A.

    How you eat

    B.

    is as important

    C.

    as what

    D.

    you eat.

    E.

    No error.


  11. (solve as per the direction given above)

  12. A.

    Ramesh did not like

    B.

    leaving his old parents alone in the house

    C.

    but he had no alternative

    D.

    as he has to go out to work

    E.

    No error.


  13. (solve as per the direction given above)

  14. A.

    We wanted to purchase

    B.

    something but all the three stores

    C.

    in that area

    D.

    were closed on that day.

    E.

    No error.


  15. (solve as per the direction given above)

  16. A.

    Both the brothers are

    B.

    so good-natured that

    C.

    they look at their

    D.

    old and aged parents very well.

    E.

    No error.


  17. (solve as per the direction given above)

  18. A.

    Ketan had a lot

    B.

    of work to complete yesterday

    C.

    and wishes

    D.

    that he had my help

    E.

    No error.


  19. (solve as per the direction given above)

  20. A.

    Foolishly Rajani opened

    B.

    the cooker when

    C.

    it was full steam

    D.

    and burnt her hands.

    E.

    No error.


  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    The book is making

    B.

    waves and the sale

    C.

    is quite brisk in

    D.

    all major cities.

    E.

    No error.


  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    No sooner did

    B.

    the chairman begin speaking

    C.

    some participants started

    D.

    shouting slogans.

    E.

    No error.


  25. (solve as per the direction given above)

  26. A.

    Scarcely had

    B.

    he gone

    C.

    when a policeman

    D.

    knocked at the door.

    E.

    No error.


  27. (solve as per the direction given above)

  28. A.

    He fixed a metal ladder

    B.

    for the wall below his window

    C.

    so as to be able to

    D.

    escape if there was a fire.

    E.

    No error.


  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    The recent study has

    B.

    indicated that there is

    C.

    perceptible change in

    D.

    the attitudes of the people.

    E.

    No error.


  31. (solve as per the direction given above)

  32. A.

    Jayant told me

    B.

    that Mihir expect

    C.

    every friend to meet him

    D.

    once in a week.

    E.

    No error.


  33. (solve as per the direction given above)

  34. A.

    No sooner had the jeep

    B.

    arrives the station

    C.

    than a young police officer

    D.

    jumped out of it.

    E.

    No error.