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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.

    The teacher promised

    B.

    that he will explain it

    C.

    if they come

    D.

    before school the following day

    E.

    No error.

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  4. A.

    After toiling very hard

    B.

    over a long period

    C.

    he found

    D.

    he had hardly made no profit at all.

    E.

    No error.

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  6. A.

    Scarcely had

    B.

    he gone a few steps

    C.

    hat he was told

    D.

    that his mother was no more.

    E.

    No error

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  8. A.

    The observers felt that

    B.

    the stronger team had to face

    C.

    defeat because the players

    D.

    didn't play whole hearted.

    E.

    No error.

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  10. A.

    One of the objective

    B.

    of the meeting which

    C.

    was held today was to

    D.

    elect new office-bearers.

    E.

    No error.

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  12. A.

    Why did people get

    B.

    somuch annoyed

    C.

    even with little provocation

    D.

    is a matter of investigation.

    E.

    No error.

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  13. (solve as per the direction given above)

  14. A.

    When the national

    B.

    anthem was being

    C.

    sung, everyone were

    D.

    standing in silence.

    E.

    No error.

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  16. A.

    Having learn my lessons

    B.

    I was very careful

    C.

    in dealing with him

    D.

    in front of his room-mate.

    E.

    No error.

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  18. A.

    He neglects

    B.

    attending lectures

    C.

    regularly

    D.

    though college was only a few yards away from his house

    E.

    No error.

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  20. A.

    He tried as he could

    B.

    Naveen did not

    C.

    succeed in getting

    D.

    his car to start up.

    E.

    No error.

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  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    Mr.Raman said that

    B.

    he had a difference

    C.

    with

    D.

    the chairman at his statement.

    E.

    No error.

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  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    During last days

    B.

    I was continuously trying

    C.

    to contact you

    D.

    but you were not available.

    E.

    No error

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  25. (solve as per the direction given above)

  26. A.

    We were shocking

    B.

    to hear the news

    C.

    of the untimely death

    D.

    of the leader.

    E.

    No error.

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  27. (solve as per the direction given above)

  28. A.

    I do not recall

    B.

    exactly what he said to me

    C.

    but when I was quit

    D.

    he said something to me.

    E.

    No error.

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  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    The health workers are

    B.

    being tried their best

    C.

    to popularise

    D.

    preventive measures.

    E.

    No error.

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  31. (solve as per the direction given above)

  32. A.

    Kamlesh asked the dealer

    B.

    what was the price

    C.

    of that bicycle and whether

    D.

    it is really made in Germany?

    E.

    No error.

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  33. (solve as per the direction given above)

  34. A.

    After listening to

    B.

    his advice, I

    C.

    decided to not to

    D.

    go abroad for studies.

    E.

    No error.

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