Important Spotting Errors  Set – 36

1. He was grateful (a) / to me for the help (b) / that I had extended for him (c) / in the hour of his need (d) / no error (e)

a) He was grateful

b) to me for the help

c) that I had extended for him

d) in the hour of his need

e) No error

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c) that I had extended for him

Help is extended ‘to’ someone, not ‘for’ someone.

2. While undergoing a (a) / strenuous workout, (b) / he suffered a massive heart attack (c) / but luckily survival (d) / no error (e)

a) While undergoing a

b) strenuous workout

c) he suffered a massive heart attack

d) but luckily survival

e) No error

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d) but luckily survival

Survival’ (n) should be replaced by the past tense verb, ‘survived’.

3. He thinks that (a) / once he paid the money (b) / he is relieved of (c) / all his responsibilities (d) / no error (e)

a) He thinks that

b) once he paid the money

c) he is relieved of

d) all his responsibilities

e) No error

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b) once he paid the money

The present perfect form of the verb is to be used. ‘Once he has paid the money’ is the correct form.

4. Taking care of oneself (a) / cannot be (b) / and should not be considered (c) / as a selfish thing (d) / no error (e)

a) Taking care of oneself

b) cannot be

c) and should not be considered

d) as a selfish thing

e) No error

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d) as a selfish thing

It is not correct to write ‘as’ after ‘considered’. One is considered or called ‘a selfish thing’ or simply ‘considered selfish’

5. People express their expectations (a) / that their leaders should not (b) / resorting to (c) / corrupt practices and nepotism (d) /no error (e)

a) People express their expectations

b) that their leaders should not

c) resorting to

d) corrupt practices and nepotism

e) No error

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c) resorting to

The correct verb form should be used. ‘Resort’ instead of ‘resorting’ will be the correct verb.

6. As I reached the hospital, (a) / I had found a great rush of visitors (b) / whose relatives had been admitted there (c) / for one or the other ailment (d) / no error (e)

a) As I reached the hospital

b) I had found a great rush of visitors

c) whose relatives had been admitted there

d) for one or the other ailment

e) No error

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b) I had found a great rush of visitors Use of past perfect tense (‘had found’) is wrong. When he reached the hospital, he ‘found’ (not ‘had found’) a lot of visitors whose relatives had already been admitted in the hospital.

7. One should study the history (a) / of his country because it alone can satisfy (b) / one’s natural curiosity to know (c) / what happened in the past (d) / no error (e)

a) One should study the history

b) of his country because it alone can satisfy

c) one’s natural curiosity to know

d) what happened in the past

e) No error

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b) of his country because it alone can satisfy As ‘one’ is being used as the pronoun in the sentence, it should be ‘one’s’ country and not ‘his’ country.

8. It is interesting to note (a) / that the greatest lines in poetry are simple (b) / and yet there is with them some quality (c) / which makes them outstandingly great (d) / no error (e)

a) It is interesting to note

b) that the greatest lines in poetry are simple

c) and yet there is with them some quality

d) which makes them outstandingly great

e) No error

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c) and yet there is with them some quality The correct preposition should be used. ‘In’ should replace ‘with’.

9. In order to make human life happy, (a) / man should live (b) / as for as possible (c) / in perfect harmony with nature (d) / no error (e)

a) In order to make human life happy

b) man should live

c) as for as possible

d) in perfect harmony with nature

e) No error

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e) No error

10. You have heard (a) / Of Socrates, I suppose; (b) / undoubtedly he was one (c) / of the greatest man of the world (d) / no error (e)

a) You have heard

b) Of Socrates, I suppose

c) undoubtedly he was one

d) of the greatest man of the world

e) No error

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d) of the greatest man of the world

One of the greatest men’ is correct. That is, he is one to be counted among the greatest men of the world.


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