Spotting Errors For IBPS PO Set – 56

1. He makes it clear in the very first novel (a) / of this period that (b) / he sees his life and work on dramatic terms (c) / No error (d)

a) He makes it clear in the very first novel

b) of this period that

c) he sees his life and work on dramatic terms

d) No error

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c) he sees his life and work on dramatic terms

The correct preposition before ‘dramatic terms’ is ‘in’.

2. I wonder (a) / what he has done with the book (b) / I lend him (c) / No error (d)

a) I wonder

b) what he has done with the book

c) I lend him

d) No Error

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c) I lend him

The past tense of ‘lend __ ‘lent’ __ should be used.

3. Although we are free (a) / for the last forty five years or so (b) / yet we continue to be economically backward (c) / No error (d)

a) Although we are free

b) for the last forty five years or so

c) yet we continue to be economically backward

d) No Error

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a) Although we are free

‘We have been free’ should replace the simple present ‘are free’.

4. I will discuss the matter with him (a) / when I will see him (b) / in the next few days (c) / No error (d)

a) I will discuss the matter with him

b) when I will see him

c) in the next few days

d) No Error

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b) when I will see him

Avoid using two future tense forms of the same kind (‘will’ here) in a sentence when this is not necessary. Correct usage is ‘….When I see him’.

5. He fell from a running train (a) / and would have died (b) / if the villagers did not get him admitted in the nearby hospital immediately (c) / No error (d)

a) He fell from a running train

b) and would have died

c) if the villagers did not get him admitted in the nearby hospital immediately

d) No Error

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c) if the villagers did not get him admitted in the nearby hospital immediately

The last part of the sentence should read ‘if the villagers had not got him admitted…’ The past perfect should be used for an even that occurred before another is mentioned. ‘He would have died’ in the past if another event had not happened before that (the villagers getting him admitted in a hospital).

6. There are much inconveniences (a) / one has to put up with (b) / when one is camping (c) / No error (d)

a) There are much inconveniences

b) one has to put up with

c) when one is camping

d) No Error

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a) There are much inconveniences

‘Inconveniences’ should be preceded by ‘many’, not ‘much’. ‘Much inconvenience’ is, however, correct. ‘Many’ means ‘a large number’ and is used with plural countable nouns (when ‘inconveniences’ can be counted as so many individual problems); ‘much’ means ‘a large amount’ and is used with uncountable nouns like ‘inconvenience’ meaning ‘hassle’.

7. Supposing if you (a) / are arrested (b) / what will you do? (c) / No error (d)

a) Supposing if you

b) are arrested

c) what will you do?

d) No Error

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a) Supposing if you

‘Supposing’ and ‘if’ both convey the same meaning. So only one of these should be used.

8. He was advised (a) / to be more cautious (b) / lest he is robbed again (c) / No error (d)

a) He was advised

b) to be more cautious

c) lest he is robbed again

d) No Error

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c) lest he is robbed again

‘Lest’ should be followed by ‘should’; here, ‘lest he should be robbed again’ is correct.

9. None of the students attending your class (a) / answered your questions, (b) / did they? (c) / No error (d)

a) None of the students attending your class

b) answered your questions,

c) did they?

d) No Error

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d) No Error

10. Jack has a far more expensive (a) / and luxurious apartment (b) / than John’s (c) / No error (d)

a) Jack has a far more expensive

b) and luxurious apartment

c) than John’s

d) No Error

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c) than John’s

‘John’s’ is incorrect here; it should be simply ‘john’. The sentence can also be written as: ‘Jack’s apartment is far more expensive and luxurious than John’s’. Parallel structure should be maintained.

Spotting Errors For IBPS PO Set – 55

 

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