PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-19 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

 

Question No : 1

The law should specifically (1) / provide a clause (2)/to protect animals (3)/ from poachers. (4)/ No Error. (5)

(1) The law should specifically

(2) provide a clause

(3) to protect animals

(4) from poachers

(5) No Error

Question No : 2

What kind (1)/ of a man (2)/are (3)/ you? (4)/ No Error (5)

(1) What kind

(2) of a man

(3) are

(4) you?

(5) No Error

Question No : 3

The lady approached (1)/ me timidly (2)/ and trembling slightly (3)/ She sat down besides me. (4)/ No Error (5)

(1) The lady approached

(2) me timidly

(3) and trembling slightly

(4) She sat down besides me

(5) No Error

Question No : 4

Due to me being a (1)/ new comer, (2)/ I was unable (3)/ to get a good house. (4)/ No Error (5)

(1) Due to me being a

(2) new comer

(3) I was unable

(4) to get a good house

(5) No Error

Question No : 5

The circulation of the (1)/ statesman is (2)/ greater than (3)/ that of any other newspaper. (4)/ No Error (5)

(1) The circulation of the

(2) statesman is

(3) greater than

(4) that of any other newspaper

(5) No Error

Question No : 6

(1) What he failed to/ (2) understand were/ (3) how she/ (4) managed to escape./ (5) No error

(1) What he failed to

(2) understand were

(3) how she

(4) managed to escape

(5) No Error

Question No : 7

(1) Neither of the two/ (2) students nominated for/ (3) the national spelling bee were/ (4) able to win the competition./ (5) No error

(1) Neither of the two

(2) students nominated for

(3) the national spelling bee were

(4) able to win the competition

(5) No Error

Question No : 8

(1) A number of houses was/ (2) demolished so/ (3) that the supermarket/ (4) could be built./ (5) No error

(1) A number of houses was

(2) demolished so

(3) that the supermarket

(4) could be built

(5) No Error

Question No : 9

(1) As surprising as it may seem,/ (2) Iceland is one of the places that is/ (3) most likely to benefit from global/ (4) warming in the long term./ (5) No error

(1) As surprising as it may seem

(2) Iceland is one of the places that is

(3) most likely to benefit from global

(4) warming in the long term

(5) No Error

Question No : 10

(1) Jacob, who owns/ (2) sixteen houses, are/ (3) on his way to/ (4) becoming a billionaire./ (5) No error

(1) Jacob, who owns

(2) sixteen houses, are

(3) on his way to

(4) becoming a billionaire

(5) No Error