Important Spotting Errors  Set – 40

1. The reason we have not been able to pay income tax (a) / is due to fact (b) / that we did not receive pay on time (c) / no error (d)

a) The reason we have not been able to pay income tax

b) is due to fact

c) that we did not receive pay on time

d) No Error

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b) is due to fact

with ‘the reason’, ‘due to’ is redundant. The (b) part should read ‘is the fact’ or simply ‘is’.

2. To perform his experiment, (a) / drop little sugar (b) / into a glass of water (c) / no error (d)

a) To perform his experiment,

b) drop little sugar

c) into a glass of water

d) No Error

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b) drop little sugar

It should be ‘a little’ which means ‘at least some’. It has a positive meaning. ‘Little’ means ‘hardly any’. It conveys a negative meaning and makes no sense in this context.

3. As he had taken only a few sips (a) / there was still little water (b) / left in the glass (c) / no error (d)

a) As he had taken only a few sips

b) there was still little water

c) left in the glass

d) No Error

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b) there was still little water

‘Some’ should be used before ‘water’ in place of ‘little’. The meaning of ‘little’ is ‘practically nil’ which wouldn’t go with ‘still’ in the sentence.

4. Troy was taken by Greeks; (a) / this formed the basis of a story (b) / which has become famous (c) / no error (d)

a) Troy was taken by Greeks

b) this formed the basis of a story

c) which has become famous

d) No Error

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a) Troy was taken by Greeks

There should a ‘the’ before ‘Greeks’. When referring to a people like the Greeks, Indians, Russians and so on, ‘the’ has to be placed before the word referring to them. It would mean the people of that nation in general.

5. He was fascinated by insects (a) / and the more he studied their habits (b) / greater was his fascination (c) / no error (d)

a) He was fascinated by insects

b) and the more he studied their habits

c) greater was his fascination

d) No Error

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c) greater was his fascination In ‘the more….the greater’ kind of sentences, where two comparatives are used in this form, the article ‘the’ has to appear before both the comparative forms.

6. A nationwide survey (a) / has brought up an (b) / interesting finding (c) / regarding infant mortality rate in India (d) / no error

a) A nationwide survey

b) has brought up an

c) interesting finding

d) No Error

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b) has brought up an

‘Brought out’ meaning ‘revealed’, is the correct expression here. ‘Brought up’ means ‘leared’

7. The bus could not (a) / ascend the steep hill (b) / because it was in the wrong gears (c) / no error

a) The bus could not

b) ascend the steep hill

c) because it was in the wrong gears

d) No Error

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c) because it was in the wrong gears

‘Gear’ should replace ‘gears’

8. My friends insisted (a) / that I should see the movie (b) / from beginning to the end (c) / no error (d)

a) My friends insisted

b) that I should see the movie

c) from beginning to the end

d) No Error

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c) from beginning to the end

The last part of the sentence should have the article ‘the’ before ‘beginning’, that is, from the beginning to the end’.

9. All the furnitures have been (a) / sent to the new house (b) / located in a village (c) / no error (d)

a) All the furnitures have been

b) sent to the new house

c) located in a village

d) No Error

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a) All the furnitures have been

The noun ‘furniture’ is a mass noun that is always singular and takes no ‘s’ after it.

10. I go to the bed (a) / at eight (b) / every night (c) / no error (d)

a) I go to the bed

b) at eight

c) every night

d) No Error

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a) I go to the bed

Article ‘the’ should be avoided before ‘bed’ as the word is used here in the sense of ‘sleep’ or ‘rest’ and does not refer to any specific bed.

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