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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.

    As the ticket was

    B.

    firm affixed

    C.

    on the envelope, he

    D.

    could not remove it.

    E.

    No error


  3. (solve as per the direction given above)

  4. A.

    He had to

    B.

    seek legal help in

    C.

    order for settling

    D.

    the dispute.

    E.

    No error.


  5. (solve as per the direction given above)

  6. A.

    Mahatma Gandhi did not solve

    B.

    all the problems of the future

    C.

    but he did solve

    D.

    problems of his own age.

    E.

    No error.


  7. (solve as per the direction given above)

  8. A.

    We never thought

    B.

    that Mahesh is

    C.

    oldest than the other

    D.

    players in the team.

    E.

    No error.


  9. (solve as per the direction given above)

  10. A.

    One of the party

    B.

    members were dismissed

    C.

    for speaking against

    D.

    the leader.

    E.

    No error.


  11. (solve as per the direction given above)

  12. A.

    No sooner the plane landed

    B.

    at the airport than

    C.

    a group of armed

    D.

    commandos surrounded it.

    E.

    No error.


  13. (solve as per the direction given above)

  14. A.

    The job is much worse than I expected

    B.

    If I would have realised

    C.

    how awful it was going to be

    D.

    I would not have accepted it.

    E.

    No error.


  15. (solve as per the direction given above)

  16. A.

    We have done everything

    B.

    hat could be done

    C.

    to avert the storm

    D.

    which is now coming on.

    E.

    No error.


  17. (solve as per the direction given above)

  18. A.

    Well, I spend six or seven years

    B.

    after high school

    C.

    trying to find a job for me

    D.

    but could not succeed in it.

    E.

    No error.


  19. (solve as per the direction given above)

  20. A.

    All renew licences

    B.

    may be collected from

    C.

    the cashier's counter after

    D.

    paying the fees

    E.

    No error.


  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    All his relatives

    B.

    except his daughter

    C.

    have gone on

    D.

    a month's vacation tour.

    E.

    No error.


  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    No sooner did he

    B.

    got up from bed

    C.

    than he was sent

    D.

    to the dairy.

    E.

    No error.


  25. (solve as per the direction given above)

  26. A.

    In spite of the difficulties

    B.

    on the way

    C.

    they enjoyed their

    D.

    trip to Gangothri.

    E.

    No error.


  27. (solve as per the direction given above)

  28. A.

    There is just not enough

    B.

    timing in my job to sit around

    C.

    talking about how we feel

    D.

    about each other.

    E.

    No error.


  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    Hardly had the

    B.

    sad news reached her

    C.

    ears when she

    D.

    broke into tears.

    E.

    No errors.


  31. (solve as per the direction given above)

  32. A.

    We can not handle

    B.

    this complicated case today

    C.

    unless full details are not given

    D.

    to us by now.

    E.

    No error.


  33. (solve as per the direction given above)

  34. A.

    The customer scarcely had

    B.

    enough money to pay

    C.

    to the cashier

    D.

    at the cash counter.

    E.

    No error.