Important Spotting Errors  Set – 37

1. He is one of those writers (a) / who has won acclaim (b) / the world over (c) / no error (d)

a) He is one of those writers

b) who has won acclaim

c) the world over

d) No Error

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b) who has won acclaim

The second part of the sentence refers to ‘writers’ and not to a particular person. So ‘have’ (the plural verb) should be used in place of ‘has’.

2. The mason will not (a) / do the work (b) / except give the order (c) / no error (d)

a) The mason will not

b) do the work

c) except give the order

d) No Error

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b) do the work

‘Any’ is to be used in place of ‘the’ if ‘except give the order’ follows.

3. When students are ill (a) / they find that they have a lot of work (b) / to catch up when they return (c) / no error (d)

a) When students are ill

b) they find that they have a lot of work

c) to catch up when they return

d) No Error

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c) to catch up when they return

‘To catch up with’ is the correct expression. It means ‘to draw level with’ here.

4. Scarcely did I reach the airport, (a) / nervous and tense, than the plane took off, (b) / leaving me stranded in an alien place (c) / no error (d)

a) to catch up when they return

b) nervous and tense, than the plane took off

c) leaving me stranded in an alien place

d) No Error

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b) nervous and tense, than the plane took off ‘Scarcely … when’.

5. The power to (a) / distinguish between differences (b) / is the basis of science and art (c) / no error (d)

a) The power to

b) distinguish between differences

c) is the basis of science and art

d) No Error

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d) No Error

6. He ate (a) / nothing (b) / since yesterday (c) / no error (d)

a) He ate

b) nothing

c) since yesterday

d) No Error

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a) He ate

‘Has eaten’, the present perfect form, should be used in place of ‘ate’, which is the simple past tense of ‘eat’.

7. An experimental vaccine (a) / has brought (b) / a glimmer of hope for malarial researcher (c) / no error (d)

a) An experimental vaccine

b) has brought

c) a glimmer of hope for malarial researcher

d) No Error

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c) a glimmer of hope for malarial researcher

It should be ‘research’ and not ‘researcher’ (a person).

8. After making me wait for two agonizing hours, (a) / the great man called me in (b) / and asked me what do I want (c) / no error (d)

a) After making me wait for two agonizing hours

b) the great man called me in

c) and asked me what do I want

d) No Error

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c) and asked me what do I want

The last part of the sentence should read ‘and asked me what I wanted’.

9. The ebb and flow of the tides (a) / are (b) / now understood (c) / no error (d)

a) The ebb and flow of the tides

b) are

c) now understood

d) No Error

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b) are

The ‘ebb’ and ‘flow’ is here referred to as one set of phenomena. So a singular verb should be used.

10. The green paint on the wall (a) / provides a suitable contrast (b) / with the yellow doors (c) / no error (d)

a) The green paint on the wall

b) provides a suitable contrast

c) with the yellow doors

d) No Error

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‘Contrast to’ is better usage than ‘contrast with’ here.

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