Important Spotting Errors For SBI PO Set – 26

1) Unless they have cleared (a) / all the dues, (b) / we are not going to be given (c) / them any further concessions (d) / No error (e)

a) Unless they have cleared

b) all the dues,

c) we are not going to be given

d) them any further concessions

e) No error

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c) we are not going to be given

Replace to be given with to give, as the sentence is in Active Voice.

2) Naturally they are expected you (a) / to keep yourself interested (b) / in the job (c) / they have offered you (d) /No error (e)

a) Naturally they are expected you

b) to keep yourself interested

c) in the job

d) they have offered you

e) No error

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a) Naturally they are expected you

Replace are expected with expect,as the sentence is in Active Voice.

3) One night some thieves (a) / came into my house, (b) / a lot of gold and clothes (c) / took away (d) / No error (e)

a) One night some thieves

b) came into my house

c) a lot of gold and clothes

d) took away

e) No error

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d) took away

Replace took away with were taken away, as the sentence is in Passive Voice.

4) It hoped (a) / by the daughters of Prime Ministers (b) / that they would (c) / succeed their fathers (d) / No error (e)

a) It hoped

b) by the daughters of Prime Ministers

c) that they would

d) succeed their fathers

e) No error

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a) It hoped

Replace it hoped with it is hoped, as the sentence is in Passive Voice.


5) They were arrested him (a) / in a case of fraud (b) / but released him later, (c) thanks to some political manipulations (d) / No error (e)

a) They were arrested him

b) in a case of fraud

c) but released him later,

d) thanks to some political manipulations

e) No error

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a) They were arrested him

Replace They were arrested him with They arrested him, as the sentence is in Active Voice.

6) All of us (a) / will be laughed (b) / at by them if (c) / we go there in this dress (d) / No error (e)

a) All of us

b) will be laughed

c) at by them if

d) we go there in this dress

e) No error

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e) No error

7) We (a) / have to be paid (b) / the taxes (c) / by the end of March (d)/ No error (e)

a) We

b) have to be paid

c) the taxes

d) by the end of March

e) No error

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b) have to be paid

Replace have to be paid with have to pay , as the sentance is in Active Voice.

8) The inspector (a) / arrested the robber (b) / and send (c) / him to prison (d) / No error (e)

a) The inspector

b) arrested the robber

c) and send

d) him to prison

e) No error

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c) and send

Replace send with sent

9) We were pleased (a) / by the news (b) / which we had received (c) / a day before (d) / No error (e)

a) We were pleased

b) by the news

c) which we had received

d) a day before

e) No error

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b) by the news

Replace by with with,as the expression is “pleased with”

10) The storm was so furious (a) / that the roofs of (b) / many houses (c) / were blew off (d) / No error (e)

a) The storm was so furious

b) that the roofs of

c) many houses

d) were blew off

e) No error

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d) were blew off

Replace were blew off with were blown off.