PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-58 (NEW PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): 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 that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, choose (5) as your answer.

 

Question No : 1

Police on horseback and by foot were sometimes powerless to halt the human tide.

(1) Police on horseback

(2) and by foot

(3) were sometimes powerless

(4) to halt the human tide

(5) No error

Question No : 2

Stafford entered into the room, turning on the light as he did so.

(1) Stafford entered into

(2) the room, turning on

(3) the light as

(4) he did so

(5) No error

Question No : 3

I shall be very charmed to see you tonight between 7 to 10 at the concert.

(1) I shall be

(2) very charmed to see you

(3) tonight between 7 to 10

(4) at the concert

(5) No error

Question No : 4

They wouldn’t all be there unless something terrible had not happened.

(1) They wouldn’t all

(2) be there unless

(3) something terrible

(4) had not happened

(5) No error

Question No : 5

If you will plan to purchase a car, you will come across a few auto loan lenders.

(1) If you will plan

(2) to purchase a car

(3) you will come across

(4) a few auto loan lenders

(5) No error