Spotting Errors For IBPS PO Set – 54

1. We did the job (a) / as good as we could; (b) / however, it did not turn out to be satisfactory (c) / No error (d)

a) We did the job

b) as good as we could;

c) however, it did not turn out to be satisfactory

d) No Error

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b) as good as we could;

(b) ‘As best’ (or ‘well’) as we could’ is the correct expression.

2. Women are now working (a) / in every fields (b) / like teaching, medicine, law, business, etc. (c) / No error (d)

a) Women are now working

b) in every fields

c) like teaching, medicine, law, business, etc.

d) No Error

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b) in every fields

‘Field’ (singular) is the correct word. It means, here, ‘area’ or ‘activity’.

3. He was not only involved (a) / in her kidnapping (b) / but also in her murder (c) / No error (d)

a) He was not only involved

b) in her kidnapping

c) but also in her murder

d) No Error

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a) He was not only involved

‘He was involved not only’ should be the first part of the sentence, as ‘involved’ (verb) is shared by both parts of the sentence __ one beginning with ‘not only’ and the other with ‘but also’.

4. You will come (a) / to my party tomorrow, (b) / isn’t it? (c) / No error (d)

a) You will come

b) to my party tomorrow,

c) isn’t it?

d) No Error

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c) isn’t it?

The wrong question tag s used at the end. It should be ‘won’t you’ and not ‘isn’t it’

5. I can’t (a) / afford to pay (b) / that much for it (c) / No error (d)

a) I can’t

b) afford to pay

c) that much for it

d) No Error

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d) No Error

6. The serial which appeared quite interesting initially (a) / turned out to be boring (b) / in its latter parts (c) / No error (d)

a) The serial which appeared quite interesting initially

b) turned out to be boring

c) in its latter parts

d) No Error

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c) in its latter parts

‘Latter part’ is correct. ‘Latter part’ means the second half. ‘Later part’ would be, however, correct only if we refer to a single episode of a serial.

7. Never I have listened to such beautiful music (a) / as the piece we heard ( b) / on the radio last night (c) / No error (d)

a) Never I have listened to such beautiful music

b) as the piece we heard

c) on the radio last night

d) No Error

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a) Never I have listened to such beautiful music

Certain adverbs and adverbial phrases, mostly with a restrictive or negative sense, can for emphasis be placed first in a sentence or clause and they are followed by the inverted or interrogative form of the verb. Inversion is necessary here; ‘Never have I …’

8. What sort of a drug this is (a) / that no one seems to be able to predict its long term effects (b) / with any certainty? (c) / No error (d)

a) What sort of a drug this is

b) that no one seems to be able to predict its long term effects

c) with any certainty?

d) No Error

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a) What sort of a drug this is

The first part of the sentence should be, ‘what sort of a drug is this.

9. We went to (a) / the only Chinese restaurant in town (b) / and were served piped hot food (c) / No error (d)

a) We went to

b) the only Chinese restaurant in town

c) and were served piped hot food

d) No Error

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c) and were served piped hot food

The correct phrase is ‘piping hot food’.

10. The lawyer told his client (a) / that he would represent him (b) / only if he pays up his fee (c) / No error (d)

a) The lawyer told his client

b) that he would represent him

c) only if he pays up his fee

d) No Error

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c) only if he pays up his fee

‘Pay up’ means ‘pay on demand’ or ‘pay fully’. Here, the past tense ‘paid’ must be used to maintain sequence of tenses.

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