Important Spotting Errors Set – 48

1. It is not possible for me (a) / to exchange the goods (b) / once the sale has been completed (c) / No error (d)

a) It is not possible for me

b) to exchange the goods

c) once the sale has been completed

d) No Error

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2. To transport goods (a) / by sea is cheaper (b) / than land (c) / No error (d)

a) To transport goods

b) by sea is cheaper

c) than land

d) No Error

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c) than land

The latter part of the sentence should be ‘than to transport them by land’, as we are comparing the cost of transporting via sea and the cost of transporting by land (and not comparing ‘transporting goods by sea’ and ‘land’).

3. It is easy to see that (a) / a lawyer’s demeanour in court (b) / may be prejudicial against the interests of his client (c) / No error (d)

a) It is easy to see that

b) a lawyer’s demeanour in court

c) may be prejudicial against the interests of his client

d) No Error

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c) may be prejudicial against the interests of his client

The correct preposition is to be used here __ prejudicial ‘to’ someone’s interests and not ‘against’

4. He was honourably (a) / acquitted from (b) / the charge (c) / No error (d)

a) He was honourably

b) acquitted from

c) the charge

d) No Error

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b) acquitted from

One is acquitted ‘of’ a charge, not ‘from’.

5. Mr. Smith was accused for murder (a) / but the court found him not guilty (b) / and acquitted him (c) / No error (d)

a) Mr. Smith was accused for murder

b) but the court found him not guilty

c) and acquitted him

d) No Error

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a) Mr. Smith was accused for murder

The correct preposition is to be used here: ‘accused of murder’ and not ‘accused for murder’

6. Considering about these facts (a) / the principal has offered (b) / him a seat (b) / No error (d)

a) Considering about these facts

b) the principal has offered

c) him a seat

d) No Error

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c) him a seat

The preposition ‘about’ meaning ‘concerning’ should not be used here as the word ‘considering’ itself conveys the meaning of ‘concerning’ or ‘regarding’.

7. When you have (a) / read these books (b) / please return them to me (c) / No error (d)

a) When you have

b) read these books

c) please return them to me

d) No Error

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d) No Error

8. We never buy any jam from the shops (a) / because my wife makes all our jam from the fruit in our garden (b) / and it tastes much better than the jam from the shops, we think (c) / No error (d)

a) We never buy any jam from the shops

b) because my wife makes all our jam from the fruit in our garden

c) and it tastes much better than the jam from the shops, we think

d) No Error

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b) because my wife makes all our jam from the fruit in our garden

‘Fruits’ would be correct. ‘Fruit’ also gives the meaning of ‘result’, as in fruit of labour, it may be ambiguous to use simply ‘fruit’ here.

9. You will be tired of writing (a) / at the time you (b) / finish your research (c) / No error (d)

a) You will be tired of writing

b) at the time you

c) finish your research

d) No Error

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b) at the time you

‘By the time’ should replace ‘at the time’.

10. He (a) / came across (b) / with a beggar (c) / No error (d)

a) He

b) came across

c) with a beggar

d) No Error

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c) with a beggar

In ‘across with’, two prepositions are placed together and this is a wrong usage. ‘Came across a beggar’ is the correct expression

 

 

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