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Direction (1-15): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Q1. While an electron (A)/ carries a negatively electrical (B) charge, a neutron is neutral. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
No Error.
Q2. A slow smile worked (A)/ its way cross his (B)/ face and into his eyes. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“Cross” should be replaced with “across”. “Across” means form one side to another.
Q3. His expression gave no (A)/ clue of what was going (B)/ on among his head. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“on among” should be replaced with “in”.
Q4. Economically, we (A)/ understand the world (B)/ round us in terms of scarcity. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“Round” should be replaced with “around”. Around means something which is near to us in all directions.
Q5. The two children, (A)/ brother and sister, were onto (B)/ their way to school. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“onto” should be replaced with “on”. “On the way” is the correct term to use.
Q6. I took the shortest (A)/ way through the (B)/ little park close the palace. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“close to” means near thus “to” should be added after close.
Q7. As it came to a stop (A)/ the conductor called (B)/ over in a loud voice. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace “over” with “out”. “call out”: to speak aloud or to shout.
Q8. He parked the (A)/ car front of the house and (B)/ headed down the street. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“front” should be replaced with “in front”. In front: in a position just ahead of or further forward than someone or something else.
Q9. Thank you for (A)/ getting me (B)/ of the hook. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘of’ with ‘off’. Off the hook (idiom): no longer in jeopardy; no longer obligated.
Q10. Freedom fighters laboured (A)/ to the good of (B)/the poor enslaved masses. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘to’ with ‘for’.
Q11. While he went beside (A)/ with our decisions, we were (B)/ never sure he totally agreed. (C)/No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Go along with: to agree or follow. There is no word “go beside” as such. Proper phrasal verb is “go along with” which should be changed according to tense used in the next clause. Hence replace ‘beside’ with ‘along’.
Q12. The after morning (A)/ she woke to the first ray of (B)/ light through the window. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
“After” should be replaced with “early” to make the statement meaningful.
Q13. The landlord could not (A)/tell which of the servant (B)/broke the glass. (C)/No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
As the selection has been made that can be inferred with the pronoun “which”, thus “selection” can be out of many, thus “servant” should be “servants”.
Q14. The officer asked the recruit (A)/which district(B)/he came from. (C)/No error(D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
No error
Q15. I asked the shopkeeper (A)/"Do you have change (B)/for a five hundred rupees note?"(C)/ No error(D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Use ‘rupee’ in place of ‘rupees’, when a noun is used as an adjective, (an attributive noun) it is usually in the singular form. The note is worth five hundred rupees. It is a five-hundred-rupee note.
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