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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 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

  1. (solve as per the direction given above)

  2. A.

    All the four sons

    B.

    of the old man

    C.

    quarrelled between themselves.

    D.

    No error.


  3. (solve as per the direction given above)

  4. A.

    He wanted to work all night

    B.

    but we saw that he was completely worn out

    C.

    and so we persuaded him to stop.

    D.

    No error.


  5. (solve as per the direction given above)

  6. A.

    Mr.Smith was accused for murder

    B.

    but the court found him not guilty

    C.

    and acquitted him.

    D.

    No error.


  7. (solve as per the direction given above)

  8. A.

    She sang

    B.

    very well

    C.

    isn't it?

    D.

    No error.


  9. (solve as per the direction given above)

  10. A.

    I am sure that all my monthly expenses

    B.

    would exceed the income

    C.

    If I do not economic

    D.

    No error.


  11. (solve as per the direction given above)

  12. A.

    Whenever you go to a temple

    B.

    you must put off

    C.

    your shoes at the entrance.

    D.

    No error.


  13. (solve as per the direction given above)

  14. A.

    Having read a number of stories

    B.

    about space travel

    C.

    his dream now is about to visit the moon

    D.

    No error.


  15. (solve as per the direction given above)

  16. A.

    It is easy to see that

    B.

    a lawyer's demeanour in court

    C.

    may be prejudicial against the interests of his client

    D.

    No error.


  17. (solve as per the direction given above)

  18. A.

    He is wiring

    B.

    for the

    C.

    ast four hours

    D.

    No error.


  19. (solve as per the direction given above)

  20. A.

    She walked in

    B.

    the room where the murder

    C.

    had taken plac

    D.

    No error.


  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    Were he

    B.

    to see you,

    C.

    he would have been surprised

    D.

    No error.


  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    I could not convince them

    B.

    because they persisted to suggest

    C.

    that I was lying.

    D.

    that I was lying.


  25. (solve as per the direction given above)

  26. A.

    The party chief made it a point to state that

    B.

    the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister should also come.

    C.

    and they see what his party men had seen.

    D.

    No error.


  27. (solve as per the direction given above)

  28. A.

    If you listen with

    B.

    the question carefully

    C.

    you will be able to answer them easily

    D.

    No error.


  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    It is difficult

    B.

    for anyone

    C.

    to past time thus.

    D.

    No error.