Important Spotting Errors Set – 51

1. Know he was dying (a) / Morrie visited (b) / his study every Tuesday with Mitch (c) / just as they used to do back in college (d) / no error (e)

a) Know he was dying

b) Morrie visited

c) his study every Tuesday with Mitch

d) just as they used to do back in college

e) No Error

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a) Know he was dying

Knowing’ instead of ‘know’ is correct.

2. We are planning (a) / to set up a training college (b) / to train our marketing team (c) / for effective marketing of our products (d) / no error (e)

a) We are planning

b) to set up a training college

c) to train our marketing team

d) for effective marketing of our products

e) No Error

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e) No Error

3. Nobody knew (a) / where I spend my day (b) / and nobody really (c) / seemed to care (d) / no error (e)

a) Nobody knew

b) where I spend my day

c) and nobody really

d) seemed to care

e) No Error

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b) where I spend my day

Past perfect tense form of the verb__ ‘had spent’ __ should be used. At the time that nobody knew, the other action __that of spending my day __ had already happened.

4. My father has (a) / always had a curious habit (b) / of consulting astrologers (c) / which I could never understand (d) / no error (e)

a) My father has

b) always had a curious habit

c) of consulting astrologers

d) which I could never understand

e) No Error

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e) No Error

5. I stopped at Aurangabad (a) / from where I make excursions (b) / to the Ajanta Caves (c) / and the temple at Ellora (d) / no error (e)

a) I stopped at Aurangabad

b) from where I make excursions

c) to the Ajanta Caves

d) and the temple at Ellora

e) No Error

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b) from where I make excursions

he past tense verb __ ‘made’ __ should be used for verb conformity.

6. They never thought (a) / that Raja was oldest than other (b) / professors in the faculty (c) / no error (d)

a) They never thought

b) hat Raja was oldest than other

c) professors in the faculty

d) No Error

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b) hat Raja was oldest than other

When a comparison is being made, a comparative and not superlative form of the word should be used. It should be ‘older’ and not ‘oldest’.

7. Taken into consideration (a) / the advice of his colleagues, (b) / c (c) / no error (d)

a) Taken into consideration

b) the advice of his colleagues,

c) the advice of his colleagues,

d) No Error

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a) Taken into consideration

Taking into consideration’ refers to the performance of a continuing action.

8. I am likely to contact you (a) / sometimes the next week (b) / to discuss with you in detail (c) / no error (d)

a) I am likely to contact you

b) sometimes the next week

c) to discuss with you in detail

d) No Error

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b) sometimes the next week

The second part of the sentence should read ‘sometime next week’.

9. I am totally opposed (a) / to the statement (b) / of some of our managers (c) / no error (d)

a) I am totally opposed

b) to the statement

c) of some of our managers

d) No Error

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d) No Error

10. He cannot withdraw all his money (a) / unless he ‘Knowing’ instead of ‘know’ is correct. does not give (b) / advance notice (c) / no error (d)

a) He cannot withdraw all his money

b) unless he does not give

c) advance notice

d) No Error

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b) unless he does not give

Unless’ itself means ‘but not if ‘. So a negative like ‘does not’ cannot be hinged to it. (b) should read ‘unless he gives’.


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