Important Spotting Errors Set – 50

1. You will get (a) / all the information (b) / if you read this booklet carefully (c) / No error (d)

a) You will get

b) all the information

c) if you read this booklet carefully

d) No Error

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d) No Error

2. The duties of a policeman are regulating the traffic (a) / investigating crime (b) / and to contain anti-social elements (c) / No error (d)

a) The duties of a policeman are regulating the traffic

b) investigating crime

c) and to contain anti-social elements

d) No Error

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c) and to contain anti-social elements

Parallel structure must be maintained all through the sentence. The verb ‘to contain’ must also be used in the present continuous mode. It should be ‘containing’.

3. Looking forward (a) / to (b) / meet you here. (c) / No error (d)

a) Looking forward

b) to

c) meet you here.

d) No Error

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c) meet you here.

Meeting’ should come in place of ‘meet’.

4. I’ve been to a few of his lectures (a) / but understood little of (b) / what he has said. (c) / No error (d)

a) I’ve been to a few of his lectures

b) but understood little of

c) what he has said.

d) No Error

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c) what he has said.

This part should read: ‘what he said’.

5. It cannot be forecasted (a) / how society will emerge (b) / a generation hence (c) / No error (d)

a) It cannot be forecasted

b) how society will emerge

c) a generation hence

d) No Error

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d) No Error

6. I shall write (a) / to you (b) / when I shall reach Bangalore (c) / No error (d)

a) I shall write

b) to you

c) when I shall reach Bangalore

d) No Error

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c) when I shall reach Bangalore

Shall’ is redundant in the last part of the conditional sentence. Compare Q. No. 6 above and its explanation.

7. I have not (a) / played cricket (b) / since I have left college (c) / No error (d)

a) I have not

b) played cricket

c) since I have left college

d) No Error

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c) since I have left college

There is no need to use the auxiliary verb ‘have’ twice.

8. For how long (a) / did you (b) / learning English? (c) / No error (d)

a) For how long

b) did you

c) learning English?

d) No Error

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b) did you

Replace ‘did’ with ‘have been’ as it is followed by ‘learning’ and not ‘learn’. (b) should be ‘have you been’.

9. He is going every day (a) / for a morning walk (b) / with his friends and neighbours. (c) / No error (d)

a) He is going every day

b) for a morning walk

c) with his friends and neighbours

d) No Error

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a) He is going every day

He goes..’ is the correct usage.

10. It is unfortunate that (a) / many youngsters get (b) / addicted to gamble (c) / No error (d)

a) It is unfortunate that

b) many youngsters get

c) addicted to gamble

d) No Error

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c) addicted to gamble

Gambling’ (used as a noun here) is the correct word. ‘Gambling’ can be used as a verb as well but ‘gamble’ is always a verb.


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