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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.

    Immediately after boarding the bus,

    B.

    Mahesh asked the conductor.

    C.

    that if he knew

    D.

    where the museum was,

    E.

    No error.


  3. (solve as per the direction given above)

  4. A.

    Twenty-five kilometres

    B.

    from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack

    C.

    are

    D.

    a long distance.

    E.

    No error.


  5. (solve as per the direction given above)

  6. A.

    He loosened his temper

    B.

    whenever he knows

    C.

    things do not take place

    D.

    as per his planning.

    E.

    No error.


  7. (solve as per the direction given above)

  8. A.

    He was very disappointed

    B.

    when he found

    C.

    that someone else

    D.

    had secured higher marks.

    E.

    No error.


  9. (solve as per the direction given above)

  10. A.

    In a very harsh tone,

    B.

    he shouted at his servants

    C.

    and told them that

    D.

    he does not need their services.

    E.

    No error.


  11. (solve as per the direction given above)

  12. A.

    Honesty, integrity and being intelligent

    B.

    are the qualities which

    C.

    we look for when

    D.

    we interview applicants.

    E.

    No error.


  13. (solve as per the direction given above)

  14. A.

    They could have

    B.

    helped him

    C.

    had they approached by him

    D.

    for help well in advance.

    E.

    No error.


  15. (solve as per the direction given above)

  16. A.

    So longer as

    B.

    you are honest

    C.

    and forthright I will

    D.

    support you in this task.

    E.

    No error.


  17. (solve as per the direction given above)

  18. A.

    On his attitude

    B.

    it seems that what he wants

    C.

    is that the decision-making power

    D.

    should rest with him.

    E.

    No error.


  19. (solve as per the direction given above)

  20. A.

    Foolishly Madhu threw

    B.

    some water on the electric heater

    C.

    when it catches fire

    D.

    and she got a shock.

    E.

    No error.


  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    Though he suffered of fever,

    B.

    he attended office

    C.

    and completed all the pending

    D.

    work by sitting late

    E.

    No error.


  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    All individuals are

    B.

    different so their

    C.

    tastes vary from

    D.

    one another.

    E.

    No error.


  25. (solve as per the direction given above)

  26. A.

    The future is

    B.

    yet to come

    C.

    but you have a

    D.

    a lot from us in future.

    E.

    No error.


  27. (solve as per the direction given above)

  28. A.

    Ten kilometres

    B.

    are

    C.

    a

    D.

    long distance.

    E.

    No error.


  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    Rajdeep always introduces

    B.

    himself by his

    C.

    first name and never mentions

    D.

    his family name.

    E.

    No error.


  31. (solve as per the direction given above)

  32. A.

    We have helped them not only

    B.

    with money but also

    C.

    with new machinery

    D.

    and raw material.

    E.

    No error.


  33. (solve as per the direction given above)

  34. A.

    Rosy herself wash

    B.

    all the clothes and

    C.

    never gives them

    D.

    to the laundry.

    E.

    No error.