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SSC - Error Spotting Test 203
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SSC - Error Spotting Test 203
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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    One of the boys who always give the correct answer is Samuel. 

    Solutions

    There is no error in the sentence. The combination "one of the + noun (plural)+ who" is always followed by plural verb. For example:

    Sunil is one of the students who have got scholarships.

  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    Being a sunny day I decided to skip work and stay at home. 

    Solutions
    The given sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option A.

    • The error is related to 'being'.
    • We use "being" as an adverbial participle clause to express reason or cause as an alternative to a because/since/as clause.
    • Here the use of "being" at the beginning of the sentence imparts incorrect meaning to the sentence.
    • We need to add a dummy subject "it" before "being" to give the sentence the required meaning (it is a sunny day, therefore he decided to skip work and stay at home).
    • In order to make the sentence correct, add pronoun 'it' before 'being'.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: It being a sunny day I decided to skip work and stay at home.
  • Question 3/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    He cannot be trusted with important secret informations otherwise, I would have made him my assistant.
    Solutions
    The given sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option B.

    • The error is in the usage of noun 'informations'.
    • 'Information' is an uncountable noun and it is used in the singular as well as plural form without adding "s" in it.
      • E.g. :- Do you have any information about train times?

    • Thus, replace 'informations' with 'information' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

    The correct answer is :- He cannot be trusted with important secret information otherwise, I would have made him my assistant.
  • Question 4/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    He is running a temperature since last Friday and doctors suspect that he is down with typhoid.

    Solutions

    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and option A has the grammatically incorrect part. The use of "since last Friday" indicates that the sentence is present perfect continuous. The correct auxiliary verb to use in the present perfect continuous is "has/ have been".

    For example:
    I have been studying for three hours.
    He has been playing football since Morning.

    Therefore using the verb "is" would be incorrect here and it needs to be replaced by the verb "has been".

  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    Modern man must pull himself off together and act his part in life as God’s own most favourite creature. 

    Solutions

    Option A has the grammatically incorrect part. The error is in the use of the preposition "off".

    • The phrase "pull yourself together" means to begin to live in a good and sensible way or to stop being confused, foolish, etc.

      e.g. Her life got much better when she stopped drinking and got herself together.

    • The use of 'off' is incorrect here as it is a redundant word and needs to be omitted to make the sentence grammatically correct.
    The correct sentence will be: Modern man must pull himself together and act his part in life as God’s own most favourite creature. 
     
  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

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    It is not possible for me to give you the accurate date of my departure yet.
    Solutions
    The error is in option B of the sentence. The verb "give" should be replaced by "provide". Give and provide are two common verbs used in the English language. Although these two verbs can be used interchangeably in some contexts, each of these verbs has a specific set of meanings. Provide means to supply or to make something available. Give has many different meanings such as pass, offer, gift, and grant. The main difference between give and provide is that provide implies that what is being made available is something that is needed or desired whereas give does not carry this implication.
  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    This is an unit that you need to replace as no work goes on here.

    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option A. The error is related to the article.

    • Article “a” is used before words that start with a consonant and “an” before words that start with a vowel.
    • But, when a word starts with a vowel but sounds like a consonant, it takes "a" before the word.
    • For example: A university
    • The word "unit" begins with a consonant sound "-yu" which means it must be preceded by article "a".
    • Thus the article ‘an’ before the word ‘unit’ is incorrect.
    • Replace "an" with "a" to make the sentence grammatically correct.

    The correct sentence will be: This is a unit that you need to replace as no work goes on here.
  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    My boss returned back to Chennai yesterday after his month-long vacation to the U.S. 

    Solutions

    Option B has the grammatically incorrect part. The error is in the use of the word "back" after "returned".

    • The verb "return" means to come back.

    • As it already consists of the meaning of back, it is incorrect to use the word "back" with it. 

    • Thus, remove the word "back" from the sentence.
    The correct sentence will be: My father returned to Chennai yesterday after his month-long vacation to the U.S. 
  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    Neither the mouse nor the lion were caught.
    Solutions
    The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option C.

    • Here, the error is in the usage of the auxiliary verb 'were'.

    • When we use correlative "neither…….nor", the verb agrees with the number and person of the nearest subject.

    • The nearest subject to the verb is 'lion' which is singular in its form.

    • Thus, replace 'were' with "was" to make the sentence grammatically sound.

    The correct sentence will be : Neither the mouse nor the lion was caught.
  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

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    The boy laid in the shelter for a long time before somebody came to rescue him.
    Solutions
    Option A has the grammatically incorrect part. The error is in the use of the verb 'laid'. 
    • "Laid" is the past form of the verb 'lay' which means to put (something) down gently or carefully.

      e.g. She laid the blanket on the floor when I asked.
    • "Lie" is a verb that commonly means “to be in or to assume a horizontal position”. 

      e.g. I felt sick, so I lay down.

    • The correct verb here would be 'lie'.

    • The sentence mentions two events and one action follows the other. 

    • The action of lying should be the 1st in the sequence which would be followed by the other where somebody came to rescue him.

    • Thus, we will use the past perfect tense for the action that happened first.
    The correct sentence will be: The boy had lain in the shelter for a long time before somebody came to rescue him.
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