Important Spotting Errors Set – 47

1. As the party was going (a) / we noticed Mr Roy fall back (b) / in his chair, gasping for breath. (c) / No error (d)

a) As the party was going

b) we noticed Mr Roy fall back

c) in his chair, gasping for breath

d) No error

2. This kind of behaviour (a) / has not been seen here (b) / since the last four years. (c) / No error (d)

a) This kind of behaviour

b) has not been seen here

c) since the last four years.

d) No error

3. I am vexed (a) / at him about what (b) / he has done. (c) / No error (d)

a) I am vexed

b) at him about what

c) he has done.

d) No error

4. Young children should not sit close (a) / to the TV set (b) / as it affects on their eyes (c) / No error (d)

a) Young children should not sit close

b) to the TV set

c) as it affects on their eyes

d) No error

5. When the teachers are on strike (a) / and a notice to this effect is pasted on the college gate, (b) / there is no sense to go there. (c) / No error (d)

a) When the teachers are on strike

b) and a notice to this effect is pasted on the college gate

c) there is no sense to go there

d) No error

6. A large-scale exchange of nuclear weapons (a) / will produce unprecedented amounts of radiation (b) / that can penetrate into the biological tissue. (c) / No error (d)

a) A large-scale exchange of nuclear weapons

b) will produce unprecedented amounts of radiation

c) that can penetrate into the biological tissue

d) No error

7. My uncle frequently goes to abroad (a) / on business (b) / by air. (c) / No error (d)

a) My uncle frequently goes to abroad

b) on business

c) by air.

d) No error

‘Goes’ (verb) will not carry the preposition ‘to’ here. ‘Goes abroad’ is sufficient for ‘abroad’ itself means ‘in or to another country’.

8. Our laxity in duty (a) / increases with our (b) / aversion for work (c) / No error (d)

a) Our laxity in duty

b) increases with our

c) aversion for work

d) No error

9. Our Mathematics teacher (a) / often emphasises on (b) / the need for a lot of practice (c) / No error (d)

a) Our Mathematics teacher

b) often emphasises on

c) the need for a lot of practice

d) No error

10. Children often (a) / quarrel on (b) / petty issues (c) / No error (d) a) Children often

b) quarrel on

c) petty issues

d) No error

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Important Spotting Errors Set – 46

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