Important Spotting Errors For Set – 33

1. The majority of the (a) / computer professionals recommends (b) / that effective measures (c) / should be taken against software privacy (d) / no error (e)

a) The majority of the

b) computer professionals recommends

c) that effective measures

d) should be taken against software privacy

e) No error

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b) computer professionals recommends (b) As we are referring to a ‘majority’, implying ‘many’, ‘recommend’ is the right word to be used.

2. The recent study has (a) / indicated that there (b) / is a perceptible change in (c) / the attitude of the people (d) / no error (e)

a) The recent study has

b) indicated that there

c) is a perceptible change in

d) the attitude of the people

e) No error

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a) The recent study has

(a) The reference is to one of the recent studies, not a particular one. So the definite article ‘the’ should not be used at the beginning. As there is no clear reference to a specific study, it is preferable to use the indefinite article ‘A’ instead of the definite article The.

3. By all standards, (a) / he is a best soldier (b) / our military school (c) / has produced so far (d) / no error (e)

a) By all standards

b) he is a best soldier

c) our military school

d) has produced so far

e) No error

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b) he is a best soldier Where the superlative is used, ‘the’ is the article that must precede it.

4. One of the most (a) / widely spread (b) / bad habit (c) / is the use of tobacco (d) / no error (e)

a) One of the most

b) widely spread

c) bad habit

d) is the use of tobacco

e) No error

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c) bad habit

The reference is to a plural noun, as ‘one of the’ implies. ‘Bad habits’ should be used as the sentence refers to ‘one’ of the most widely spread bad habits.

5. Had I come (a) / to know about (b) / his difficulties, (c) / I would have certainly helped him (d) / no error (e)

a) Had I come

b) to know about

c) his difficulties,

d) I would have certainly helped him

e) No error

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e) No error

6. If the teacher is good (a) / the students (b) / will respond (c) / positively to them (d) / no error (e)

a) If the teacher is good

b) the students

c) will respond

d) positively to them

e) No error

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d) positively to them

‘Them’ should be replaced by ‘him or her’ (singular) to agree with the singular ‘teacher’.

7. As it was Rajan’s (a) / first interview, he dressed him (b) / in his most (c) / formal suit (d) / no error (e)

a) As it was Rajan’s

b) first interview, he dressed him

c) in his most

d) formal suit

e) No error

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b) first interview, he dressed him

One dresses ‘oneself’. So, Rajan dressed ‘himself’. ‘Himself’ is a compound personal pronoun of the reflexive kind. It refers back to the subject or turns back the action of the verb upon the doer.

8. Whatever be the work (a) / that which you undertake (b) / put your best efforts (c) / in it (d) / no error (e)

a) Whatever be the work

b) that which you undertake

c) put your best efforts

d) in it

e) No error

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b) that which you undertake

‘That which’ is redundant; simply ‘that’ will do.

9. I will put on (a) / a note in this regard (b) / for your consideration (c) / and necessary decision (d) / no error (e)

a) I will put on

b) a note in this regard

c) for your consideration

d) and necessary decision

e) No error

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a) I will put on

The phrase ‘put on’ means ‘wear’ or ‘apply’. It should be ‘put in’ here; ‘put in’ means ‘submit’ a request, claim.

10. All the doctors were (a) / puzzled on the (b) / strange symptoms (c) / reported by the patient (d) / no error (e)

a) All the doctors were

b) puzzled on the

c) strange symptoms

d) reported by the patient

e) No error

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b) puzzled on the

The correct preposition is to be used. One is puzzled ‘by’ something, and not ‘on’ it.

 

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