Important Spotting Errors For Set – 32

1. I was more thrilled (a) / in anticipation (b) / of a long journey (c) / by train (d) / no error (e)

a) I was more thrilled

b) in anticipation

c) of a long journey

d) by train

e) No Error

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a) I was more thrilled

The comparative ‘more’ is unnecessarily used.

2. Who is the (a) / woman who (b) / stacy recommended (c) / for the position (d) / no error (e)

a) Who is the

b) woman who

c) stacy recommended

d) for the position

e) No Error

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b) woman who

(b) ‘Whom’ (objective pronoun) should replaced ‘who’ (subjective pronoun).

3. The advantages of (a) / the new antitrust (b) / bill is (c) / difficult to understand (d) / no error (e)

a) The advantages of

b) the new antitrust

c) bill is

d) difficult to understand

e) No Error

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c) bill is

For subject-verb agreement, the plural verb ‘are’ should be used as we are referring to ‘advantages’.

4. He promised (a) / to quickly come (b) / the next time (c) / I called (d) / no error (e)

a) He promised

b) to quickly come

c) the next time

d) I called

e) No Error

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b) to quickly come
‘Quickly’ is an adverb and must follow the verb ‘come’.

5. The company’s lower level (a) / management was quick (b) / to voice their opposition (c) / to the pay cut (d) / no error (e)

a) The company’s lower level

b) management was quick

c) to voice their opposition

d) to the pay cut

e) No Error

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c) to voice their opposition

The pronoun ‘its’ should be used in placed of ‘their’ as we are referring to a singular entity (the ‘management’)

6. Every person (a) / should be able (b) / to see their (c) / personnel file (d) / no error (e)

a) Every person

b) should be able

c) to see their

d) personnel file

e) No Error

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c) to see their

His’ or ‘her’ should be used as we are referring to ‘a person’. ‘Every (singular) needs a singular pronoun.

7. I am extremely tired and (a) / I cannot talk to you now (b) / because I was just (c) / returned from office (d) / no error (e)

a) I am extremely tired and

b) I cannot talk to you now

c) because I was just

d) returned from office

e) No Error

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c) because I was just

Past tense verb should not be used; ‘have’ should replace ‘was’ for verb uniformity (present form).

8. Roopa very much resembles to (a) / Lakshmi in looks (b) / as well as figure although (c) / she is Laxmi’s step-daughter (d) / no error (e)

a) Roopa very much resembles to

b) Lakshmi in looks

c) as well as figure although

d) she is Laxmi’s step-daughter

e) No Error

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a) Roopa very much resembles to

One person simply ‘resembles’ another. ‘Resembles’ means ‘looks like’. Some verbs like ‘resembles’ do not take ‘to’ after them

9. I am afraid (a) / neither of them are coming (a) / to attend the marriage reception (c) / of my younger sister (d) / no error (e)

a) I am afraid

b) neither of them are coming

c) to attend the marriage reception

d) of my younger sister

e) No Error

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b) neither of them are coming

With ‘neither’, meaning ‘none of the two’, only a singular verb should be used. So, ‘is’ coming not ‘are’ coming.

10. All of us are aware that (a) / Shankar has been suffering (b) / from fever since ten days (c) / and has been resting (d) / no error (e)

a) All of us are aware that

b) Shankar has been suffering

c) from fever since ten days

d) and has been resting

e) No Error

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c) from fever since ten days

(c) Use ‘for’, not ‘since’

11. Both of them genuinely helped (a) / each other when their (b) / families were going (c) / through a bad patch (d) / no error (e)

a) Both of them genuinely helped

b) each other when their

c) families were going

d) through a bad patch

e) No Error

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e) No Error