English Quiz (Error Detection) SSC CGL and CPO 2016

Directions ( 1-10 ) : In the following questions, All of the sentences have errors. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer.

 1.I am very thirsty, give me little water to drink.

I am very thirsty

give me

little water

to drink

Solution:

( use 'a little water' in place of 'little water')

2.These organisations work lest their activities may be banned.

These organisations

work lest

their activities

may be banned

Solution:

('should be' be in place of 'may be'. "lest is followed by should")

3.The information supplied to us were not as useful as we first thought it would be.

The information supplied

to us were not as

useful as we first

thought it would be

Solution:

('was not' in place of 'were not'. information is always used in Singular.)

4.The man appears to have seen more happier days.

The man

appears to have seen

more happier

days

Solution:

('happier' in place of 'more happier'. Double comparatives should be avoided.)

5.Have your read this book farther than I?

Have your read

this book

farther

than I

Solution:

('further' in place of 'farther'. farther shows distance only, but further shows both position and distance)

6.My brother-in-law with his wife now in Singapore were present at the function.

My brother-in-law with his wife

now in Singapore

were present

at the function

Solution:

(use 'was' in place of were.. verb will be used according to the first subject..that is singular. )

7.Her knowledge of English are very limited.

Her

knowledge of

English are

very limited

Solution:

('English is' not English are')

8.Do you really believe that she has blamed us for the accident, especially you and I?

Do you really believe

that she has blamed us

for the accident,

especially you and I

Solution:

(use 'you and me'. objective case personal pronouns will be used here.)

9.Nobody offered to give up their seat to the lady holding her child in her arms.

Nobody offered to give up

their seat to the lady

holding her child

in her arms

Solution:

('His seat' in place of 'their seat')

10.He labours hard lest he may fail in the exam.

He labours

hard lest

he may fail

in the exam.

Solution:

(use 'should' in place of 'may')