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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) Of the two great cities/ (b) the former is / (c) biggest. / (d) No error

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Important Questions on Spotting Errors

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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 198
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) There is not many traffic / (b) along the street / (c) where I live. / (d) No error
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 199
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) The committee/ (b) could not come to/ (c) a final conclusion./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 200
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) The number of vehicles/ (B) plying on the roads of Delhi/ (c) is more than on the roads of Bangalore/ (D) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 201
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) Besides me/ (b) many other/ (c) were present./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 202
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) There should be/ (b) no furnitures/ (c) in my room./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 203
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) The front page story was about a school girl/ (b) that had hurt herself/ (c) while saving a child in an accident./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 204
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

(a) I was driving under the bridge/ (b) as a football/ (c) hit my window./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 205
Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into some parts. Choose the part which is grammatically or contextually incorrect. In case there is no error, choose 'No error' as your answer.

Mr. Sharma, our representative (a)/ he will attend the meeting (b)/ on our behalf. (c)/ No error (d)