Important Spotting Errors For Set – 28

1. People are worried (a) / more because of the frequency (b) / of occurrence of the crimes rather (c) / than the magnitude of each one (d) / no error (e).

a) People are worried

b) more because of the frequency

c) of occurrence of the crimes rather

d) than the magnitude of each one

e) No Error

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c) of occurrence of the crimes rather (c) With ‘more’ in (b) there is no need to have ‘rather’; just ‘than’ is sufficient.

2. The quality of construction (a) / of our building was (b) / highly appreciable by (c) / most of the visitors (d) / no error (e)

a) The quality of construction

b) of our building was

c) highly appreciable by

d) most of the visitors

e) No Error

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c) highly appreciable by

(c) The word should be ‘appreciated’ (v.) (praised) and not ‘ appreciable’ (adj.) (considerable).

3. The discreet enquiry revealed (a) / that his involvement in (b) / the fraud cases have been (c) / more than what was first guessed (d) / no error (e)

a) The discreet enquiry revealed

b) that his involvement in

c) the fraud cases have been

d) more than what was first guessed

e) No Error

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c) the fraud cases have been

As we are referring to ‘his involvement’. It should be ‘has been’ and not ‘have been’. There has to be agreement between the noun, number and the verb. Don’t make the mistake of matching the verb with ‘fraud cases’.

4. I know nothing (a) / about chess because (b) / my games teacher also (c) / was not knowing nothing about it (d) / no error (e)

a) I know nothing

b) about chess because

c) my games teacher also

d) was not knowing nothing about it

e) No Error

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d) was not knowing nothing about it Was not knowing nothing’ has a wrong tense usage and also involves two negatives. It should be ‘did not know anything’ (or ‘knew nothing’) in place of ‘was not knowing nothing’.

5. Due to uncertainty (a) / capital market conditions, (b) / there has been a tremendous (c) / growth in bank deposits (d) / no error (e)

a) Due to uncertainty

b) capital market conditions,

c) there has been a tremendous

d) growth in bank deposits

e) No Error

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a) Due to uncertainty

It should be ‘uncertain’ (adj.) before ‘capital market conditions and not ‘uncertainly’ (noun).

6. Her sympathetic nature (a) / and ability of motivation of people (b) / make her the best (c) / of all the supervisors (d) / no error (e)

a) Her sympathetic nature

b) and ability of motivation of people

c) make her the best

d) of all the supervisors

e) No Error

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b) and ability of motivation of people

Correct usage is ‘ability to movitate people’.

7. To lose weight, (a) / cut down on (b) / what you eat (c) / and exercise regularly (d) no error (e)

a) To lose weight,

b) cut down on

c) what you eat

d) and exercise regularly

e) No Error

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e) No Error

8. The limitations and constrains with which (a) / we have been managing our work (b) / have been duly realized (c) / by our superiors (d) / no error (e)

a) The limitations and constrains with which

b) we have been managing our work

c) have been duly realized

d) by our superiors

e) No Error

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a) The limitations and constrains with which

(a) The word ‘with’ must be replaced by ‘under’; you work ‘under’ constraints, not ‘with’ constraints.

9. How could one, (a) / who had all along (b) / been a criminal, (c) / be granted privileges? (d) / no error (e)

a) How could one,

b) who had all along

c) been a criminal,

d) be granted privileges?

e) No Error

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e) No Error

10. The child complaint that (a) / he was being denied his (b) / father’s love due to (c) / his step mother’s intervention (d) / no error (e)

a) The child complaint that

b) he was being denied his

c) father’s love due to

d) his step mother’s intervention

e) No Error

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a) The child complaint that (a) ‘Complaint’ (noun) should be replaced by ‘complained’ (verb)