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Read the 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) She and her sister/ (b) were working here/ (c) since 1983./ (d) No error

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Important Questions on Spotting Errors

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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 142
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.

Since his arrival in India, (a)/ he is visiting as many villages as he can, (b)/ to acquire a firsthand knowledge of the rural India.(c)/ No error.(d)
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 143
Read the 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) Had the police not/ (b) reached here / (c) on time, the traders would have robbed. / (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 144
Read the 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) Mother's milk / (b) cannot substituted by / (c) any thing else./(d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 145
Read the 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 city / (b) was tore / (c) by riots./(d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 146
Read this 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 Secretary and Principal of the college/ (b) are attending/ (c) the District Development Council Meeting at the Collectorate./ (d) No error
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 147
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) You should avoid/ (b) to go to school/ (c) as you have severe eye infection./ (d) No error.
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 148
Read the 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) Good heavens !/ (b) How has she/ (c) grown !/ (d) No error
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English Express>Chapter 1 - Spotting Errors>Exercise>Q 149
Read the 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) It is time/ (b) we should have done/ (c) something useful/ (d) No error.