Spotting Errors
Spotting Errors: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Spotting Errors in Sentences, Errors in Sentences Based on Subject-Verb Agreement, Errors in Sentences Based on Diction & Errors in Sentences Based on Redundancy etc.
Important Questions on Spotting Errors
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 company has appointed/ (b) consultants to help them/ (c) increase its revenue and/ (d) improve its financial position./ (e) No error.

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) He talked on the phone/ (b) for hours together/ (c) who really irritated/ (d) his parents a lot./ (e) No error.

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 cannot change/ (b) people, but you/ (c) can definitely/ (d) change own./ (e) No error.

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) A few word of / (b) gratitude are enough / (c) to express your / (d) feelings sincerely./ (e) No error.

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) Even those which/ (b) have no previous/ (c) work experience have/ (d) applied for this job./ (e) No error.

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 (). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
(a) The company is in debt/ (b) and has been unable/ (c) to pay their employee's salaries/ (d) for the past six months./ (e) No error.

Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided in four parts. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. Identify the part which is grammatically incorrect and choose the corresponding option. If there is no error, then choose 'No error' as your answer.
While providing fund transfer facilities (1)/ online, makes it convenient (2)/ and easily accessible to customers, (3)/ bank employees face several challenges.(4)/

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.
Sahej is suffering from severe (A)/ back ache for four days as (B)/ she has been working (C)/ on the computer for at least eight hours a day. (D)/ No error (E)

Direction: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in them. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose ''all are correct''.
1. She was suffering from anxiety and high blood pressure because of the stress caused by hearing planes fly over her Queenslander home.
2. We ensured that we were here and able to respond to people and receive and accept their complaints.
3. Our commitment to the people we made from the very beginning is that wherever we can find some improvements to make life easier, we will do that.
4. The second novel made us wonder if the author might be one of those writers who ruthlessly dispose of their main characters.
5. All are correct.

Direction: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in them. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose ''All are correct''.
1. Globally, municipal bonds are an established and major source of funding for urban infra.
2. It's an allotrope of carbon that has become a buzzword in the industry for its tensile strength, which is about that of steel of the same thickness.
3. The threats caused by a multinational company can never be underestimated as they may cause severe damage to the reputation.
4. Analysing the impact of discussion has been the sole step taken for the elevation of our coaching institute.
5. All are correct.

Direction: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose 'All are correct’.
1. The situation was not in our favour so we decided to leave the place at the moment.
2. He waited for me till the time I asked him to, but I got some urgent office work so I could not go.
3. The moment he entered into the classroom, everybody stood up in silence.
4. There is a dire need for an assistant as we are running out of good people in our company.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose 'All are correct’.
1. Happiness, which is conditional, may be dependent on external circumstances, or a beloved being you want to be with.
2. When you start meditating, the mind will slowly turn inward and you will realise that being with your true self can give you everlasting happiness.
3. The rituals started with the invoking of the Guru and the reciting of shlokas from the Bhagwad Gita by the priests.
4. One of the most famous scientific conversations consists of a two-line exchange between Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.
5. All are correct.

Direction: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical error in them. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose ''All are correct''.
1. If we grieve, we send vibrations of sorrow to the departed soul and disturb its peace.
2. In your own family you must cheer up others with your positivity and enthusiasm.
3. It is time to come forward and take a lead role because you are young and are in a far more advantageous position compared to older people.
4. Once we recognise the truth that each soul is independent and no one belongs to us forever, we do not get attached to any person.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in these. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct then choose 'All are correct'.
1. The Michigan art dealer was recently convicted to selling dozens of counterfeit artworks to unsuspecting buyers.
2. The market, especially for art, has been facing several issues, especially fraud and theft.
3. India is the second most populous country in the world and experts believe that it would overtake China in less than a decade.
4. Many times the artists are not given credit or recognized for the works that are being put out in public.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in these. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct then choose 'All are correct'.
1. The Constitution alludes to the assemblage of tenets and practices which structure the reason for arranging a state.
2. Today, he was in a hurry for school and didn’t glance at the list, as he slipped the slip of paper into his pocket.
3. The obvious keys to open the gridlocks of laziness and fear is hard work and courage.
4. A composed constitution is basically an essential articulation of the thoughts and association of an administration that is officially introduced in one report.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in these. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct then choose 'All are correct'.
1. A vast population past six decades of lifespan is currently facing adjustment problems, in respective families.
2. While man is in the job, he remains away from home for a sizeable amount of time and is more or less welcomed at the house after returning from the office or factory.
3. No one wants to listen the logic behind old age homes, which are seen as an avoidable issue, worth putting under the carpet.
4. There are numerous ways of getting hitched to other wishes while you are in continuation of a primary desire.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in these. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct, then choose 'All are correct'.
1. It’s a metamorphosis that the human race has learned to adapt to the wishes of nature.
2. Taking into account the global scenario, nearly seventy percent of the vaccines available has been secured by just sixteen percent of the world population.
3. When nature was benevolent and generous to the Human Race, we cared not to be disciplined.
4. Data shows that 86 percent of the total vaccines get administered in high-income nations or upper-middle-income countries.
5. All are correct.

Directions: Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in these. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct then choose 'All are correct'.
1. Those who wish to succeed must respect every customer no matter what position he or she holds.
2. We are going to picnic, so everybody is suggested to bring his/her own tiffin to avoid extra expenses.
3. He is man who always gets into trouble whenever it comes to staying away from it.
4. His whereabouts had no certainties till the time he had grown up and made new friends.
5. All are correct.

Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given which is broken into different parts named as A, B, C and D. The error, if any, will be present in two phrases/parts of the sentence. You have to choose the combination of those parts as your answer. If there is no error in any phrase/part, mark ‘no error’ as your answer.
The moon is shrinking as its interior cool, getting over 50 metres (A)/skinnier through the last several hundred (B)/million years, and causing (C)/quakes on the lunar surface, a study has founded (D).

Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given which is broken into different parts named as A, B, C and D. The error, if any, will be present in two phrases/parts of the sentence. You have to choose the combination of those parts as your answer. If there is no error in any phrase/part, mark ‘no error’ as your answer.
While insurers have traditionally see themselves as a payer, they (A)/need to evolve into the parallel roles of partner (B)/and preventer, working more close with customers (C)/to mitigate risks and provide on demand services(D).
