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AFCAT Error Spotting Test 511
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AFCAT Error Spotting Test 511

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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

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    The father as well as the children (A)/ are to blame for the (B)/ current situation of the family. (C)/ No error (D)
    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and error lies in option B. When two subjects are joined by “as well as”, the verb agrees with the first one. Here the first subject is the “the father” which is singular but the verb used here is plural.

    So, the correct singular verb should be 'is'.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and indicate your response from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the Answer Sheet.

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    With maximum sustained winds near 200 mph, Patricia is one of the strongest storm ever recorded.
    Solutions

    The error lies in option D of the above sentence. The expression ‘one of the’ takes plural noun/pronoun after it. Therefore, to make the above sentence grammatically correct replace ‘storm’ with ‘storms’.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and indicate your response from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the Answer Sheet.

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    Dolphins are highly intelligent and most sensitive mammal.
    Solutions

    Remove ‘most’ before ‘sensitive’. When two adjectives, connected by a conjunction, are used to modify a single noun, they should be in the same degree. Therefore ‘intelligent’ and ‘sensitive’ should be in the same degree. ‘Highly intelligent and sensitive’ is the correct phrase.

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    The furnitures is (A)/of very good quality (B)/that is why it (C)/is very expensive.(D)/ No error (E)
    Solutions

    Note that 'funiture' never becomes 'furnitures'. However the verb may take the singular or the plural form depending on the context of the sentence.

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    The gentry of our colony was (A)/invited to attend (B)/the meeting organized last week.(C)/ No error (D)
    Solutions

    The error is in part A of the given sentence. The gentry were, because 'gentry' word takes the plural verb.

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    She does not (A)/cut paper with (B)/a blade but (C)/with a scissors.(D)/ No error (E)
    Solutions

    a scissors' is wrong because 'scissors' is always plural. 'a' means one. So, 'scissors'

  • Question 7/10
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    I went to the (A)/stable and found(B)/that the cart's wheel(C)/was broken.(D)/ No error (E)
    Solutions

    cart's wheel- we don't use the apostrophe with non-living things to show possession. It should be a wheel of the cart.

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    It is very difficult (A)/to chase a (B)/huge score(C)/in the second inning.(D)/ No error (E)
    Solutions

    innings' is the plural form of the noun. 'Inning' is not a word in English

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

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    Prakash, though generous, (a)/ is not one of those who will help (b)/ everyone whom he meets. (c)/ No error (d)
    Solutions
    The error is in part (C) of the sentence. If a subject and verb are joined by a relative pronoun, the verb used will agree with the antecedent to the relative pronoun. In the sentence, the relative pronoun for the "who" is "those" which is plural in case. Therefore, replace ‘he meets’ with ‘they meet’.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

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    It is high time (a)/ his father (b)/ should retire. (c)/ No error (d)
    Solutions
    The error is in part (c) of the sentence. If a sentence starts with ‘it’s time’, ‘it’s high time’ or ‘it’s about time’ and if it is followed by a subject, the verb that follows the subject will be in second form.
    Example: It is high time he repaired his car.
    Replace ‘should retire’ with ‘retired’ in part (c) of the sentence.
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