Important Spotting Errors Set – 43

1. The party chief made it a point to state that (a) / the prime minister and the union home minister should also come (b) / and see what his party men had seen (c) / No error (d)

a) The party chief made it a point to state that

b) the prime minister and the union home minister should also come

c) and see what his party men had seen

d) No Error

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d) No Error

2. Myself and Gopalan (a) / will take care of (b) / (c) / No error (d)

a) Myself and Gopalan

b) will take care of

c) the function on Sunday

d) No Error

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a) Myself and Gopalan

‘Gopalan and I’ and not ‘myself and Gopalan’. The pronoun is part of the compound subject and therefore should be in the subjective case-‘I’ and not ‘myself’

3. The widely publicised manifesto (a) / of the new party (b) / is not much different than ours (c) / No error (d)

a) The widely publicised manifesto

b) of the new party

c) is not much different than ours

d) No Error

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c) is not much different than ours

A thing is different ‘from’ another and not different ‘than’ another.

One ‘orders a new book’, not orders ‘for’ it.

4. My brother (a) / has ordered (b) / for a new book. (c) / No error (d)

a) My brother

b) has ordered

c) for a new book

d) No Error

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c) for a new book

One ‘orders a new book’, not orders ‘for’ it.

 

5. This watch (a) / is superior and (b) / more expensive than that (c) / No error (d)

a) This watch

b) is superior and

c) more expensive than that

d) No Error

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b) is superior and

When two adjectives are used and they take different prepositions, both the prepositions must be used. So with ‘superior’, there has to be a ‘to’ _‘superior to’ and more ‘expensive than’

6. The doctor (a) / attended to the patient (b) / very quietly (c) / No error (d)

a) The doctor

b) attended to the patient

c) very quietly

d) No Error

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d) No Error

7. It is the duty of every right thinking citizen (a) / to try and make the whole world (b) / a happier place to live (c) / No error (d)

a) It is the duty of every right thinking citizen

b) to try and make the whole world

c) a happier place to live

d) No Error

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c) a happier place to live

The preposition ‘in’ has to be placed at the end. ‘Live’ cannot stand alone as the last word; the sentence should end with ‘live in’ (‘live in’ or ‘reside in’ a happier place, not ‘live’ a happier place)

8. I do not understand (a) / why he is (b) / so angry at me. (c) / No error (d)

a) I do not understand

b) why he is

c) so angry at me.

d) No Error

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c) so angry at me.

Angry with’ is the correct usage. ‘Angry at’ will apply if the anger is at some situation, such as a delay or dereliction of duty.

9. The venue of the examination (a) / is one mile further up (b) / the hill (c) / No error (d)

a) The venue of the examination

b) is one mile further up

c) the hill

d) No Error

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c) the hill

It should be ‘farther’ (comparative of ‘far’ meaning ‘to or at a greater distance’) and not ‘further’ (meaning ‘at a greater distance’; ‘in addition’) here. This is because the notion of distance is more prominent in the given sentence

10. After opening the door (a) / we entered into the room (b) / next to the kitchen (c) / No error (d)

a) After opening the door

b) we entered into the room

c) next to the kitchen

d) No Error

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b) we entered into the room

One enters ‘another’ room; not ‘into another’ room. ‘Enter’ itself means ‘go in’ or ‘come in’ so ‘into’ is not necessary here. 

 

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