Spotting Errors For SBI PO : Set : 41

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part with error as your answer. If you do not find any error in the sentence, select ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

1. Result founding that boys not only (a) / play more than girls but (b) / they start earlier, an outcome that (c) / could be clearly related to a culture influence. (d) / No error (e)

2. Video games may not (a) / necessarily adversely affect (b) / the academic result children (c) / contrary to most parent’s perception (d) / No error (e)

3. Celebrities showed their childlike side (a) / y-esterday, as most of them turn up wearing (b) / cartoon –shirts for the screen of (c) / the latest animated film in town (d) / No error (e)

4. The study focusing exclusively to (a) / critically ill children found that children with chronic illnesses (b) / especially respiratory illnesses, are most likely (c) / to develop influenza that requires critical care (d) / No error (e)

5. It was an evening of (a) / fun and frolic as the city’s glitterati (b) / and high profile businessmen made sure (c) / that they didn’t miss the show (d) / No error (e)

6. Some genuine issues exist (a) / with the newly adopted (b) / system and needs to (c) / be examined seriously (d) / No error (e)

7. Whether or not to confront (a) / them about their role (b) / in the matter is a decision (c) / which is yet to take (d) / No error (e)

8. The government is still in the (a) / process of finalized new policy (b) / guidelines for the allocation of land (c) / to private organizations (d) / No error (e)

9. According to government estimates (a) / at least four million tonnes of sugar (b) / will have to be imported (c) / this year because of a poor monsoon (d) / No error (e)

10. In our experience, people usually (a) / value things that they have to (b) / pay off more than those that (c) / they receive free of cost (d) / No error (e)

Answer Key With Explanations:

1. (a) Use ‘found’ in place of ‘founding’

2. (c) Use ‘of’ in place of ‘in’

3. (b) Use ‘turned up’ in place of ‘turn up’, as the sentence is in past tense

4. (a) Use ‘to’ in place of ‘on’

5. (e) No error

6. (c) Use ‘is needed’ in place of ‘needs’

7. (d) Use ‘yet to be taken’ in place of ‘yet to take’

8. (b) Use ‘finalizing’ in place of ‘finalized’

9. (e) No error

10. (e) No error