Important Spotting Errors  Set – 39

1. Scarcely had (a) / I arrived than (b) / the train left (c) / no error (d)

a) Scarcely had

b) I arrived than

c) the train left

d) No Error

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b) I arrived than

‘Scarcely’ is followed by ‘when’ and not ‘than’.

2. The reason why (a) / he was rejected (b) / was because he was too young (c) / no error (d)

a) The reason why

b) he was rejected

c) was because he was too young

d) No Error

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(c) When ‘the reason why’ is used, there is no need for a ‘because’ in the sentence as the two convey the same meaning. It should be ‘that’ instead of ‘because’.

3. Teachers of various schools (a) / met to discuss about (b) / how to improve the standard of English (c) / no error (d)

a) Teachers of various schools

b) met to discuss about

c) how to improve the standard of English

d) No Error

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b) met to discuss about

With ‘discuss’, ‘about’ should not be used when ‘how’ is mentioned. (Note that ‘Teacher of various schools discussed about ways to improve the standard of English’ would also be correct).

4. His tradition-bound attitude (a) / had to be a constant source of dissatisfaction (b) / among the young members of the family (c) / no error (d)

a) His tradition-bound attitude

b) had to be a constant source of dissatisfaction

c) among the young members of the family

d) No Error

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b) had to be a constant source of dissatisfaction

(b) Correct usage would be ‘is’ or ‘was’ in place of ‘had to be’.

5. The two first to arrive (a) / were the lucky recipients (b) / of a surprise gift (c) / no error (d)

a) The two first to arrive

b) were the lucky recipients

c) of a surprise gift

d) No Error

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a) The two first to arrive

It should be ‘The first two to arrive’. ‘First’ is used as an adjective here qualifying ‘two’.

6. The road (a) / to the famous monument (b) / passes through a forest (c) / no error (d)

a) The road

b) to the famous monument

c) passes through a forest

d) No Error

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d) No Error

7. These items display (a) / the (b) / remarkable variety (c) / no error (d)

a) These items display

b) the

c) remarkable variety

d) No Error

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b) the

‘A’ is the right article, and not ‘the’. No specifickind of variety is emphasised.

8. According to the Bible (a) / it is meek and humble (b) / who shall inherit the earth (c) / no error (d)

a) According to the Bible

b) it is meek and humble

c) who shall inherit the earth

d) No Error

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b) it is meek and humble

Both ‘meek’ and ‘humble’ should be preceded by the article ‘the’. ‘The meek’ would mean people who are meek and ‘the humble’ would refer to people who are humble.

9. The house is (a) / within a hundred yards (b) / from my house (c) / no error (d)

a) The house is

b) within a hundred yards

c) from my house

d) No Error

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c) from my house

The right preposition is ‘of’, not ‘from’.

10. Now that she is living in her own flat, (a) / she cleans the windows (b) / twice a week in the summer had once a week in the winter (c) / no error (d)

a) Now that she is living in her own flat,

b) she cleans the windows

c) twice a week in the summer had once a week in the winter

d) No Error

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c) twice a week in the summer had once a week in the winter

‘The’ should not be used before ‘summer’ and ‘winter’ in this sentence as no specific ‘summer’ and ‘winter’ are referred to. It is correct to say ‘Now that … twice a week in summer and once a week in winter’.

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