PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-51 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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 errors of punctuation, if any).

 

Question No : 1

(1) She had offered/ (2) a temporary assignment but/ (3) she turned it down saying that/ (4) she would accept only a permanent one./ (5) No Error

(1) She had offered

(2) a temporary assignment but

(3) she turned it down saying that

(4) she would accept only a permanent one

(5) No Error

Question No : 2

(1) All the parties/ (2) whose presidents were asked to resign/ (3) were involved in/ (4) antinational activities./ (5) No Error

(1) All the parties

(2) whose presidents were asked to resign

(3) were involved in

(4) antinational activities

(5) No Error

Question No : 3

(1) Mahesh who was/ (2) junior in most/ (3) other employees in his office/ (4) has been promoted./ (5) No Error

(1) Mahesh who was

(2) junior in most

(3) other employees in his office

(4) has been promoted

(5) No Error

Question No : 4

(1) What should we do/ (2) is a matter of/ (3) our own choice/ (4) and desire./ (5) No Error

(1) What should we do

(2) is a matter of

(3) our own choice

(4) and desire

(5) No Error

Question No : 5

(1) You cannot withdraw/ (2) all your money/ (3) unless you do not/ (4) give a prior notice./ (5) No Error

(1) You cannot withdraw

(2) all your money

(3) unless you do not

(4) give a prior notice

(5) No Error

Question No : 6

(1) The oak of Britain is still in the demand/ (2) for the construction of merchant/ (3) ship, though teak has/ (4) become its substitute in some measure./ (5) No error

(1) The oak of Britain is still in the demand

(2) for the construction of merchant

(3) ship, though teak has

(4) become its substitute in some measure

(5) No Error

Question No : 7

(1) Daniel entered the innyard/ (2) at a more quicker pace than usual/ (3) and went straight to the shed where/ (4) his horses were tied./ (5) No error

(1) Daniel entered the innyard

(2) at a more quicker pace than usual

(3) and went straight to the shed where

(4) his horses were tied

(5) No Error

Question No : 8

(1) In a simpler sense, / (2) the capture of Constantinople/ (3) was detriment to the/ (4) movement from which it sprang. / (5) No error

(1) In a simpler sense

(2) the capture of Constantinople

(3) was detriment to the

(4) movement from which it sprang

(5) No Error

Question No : 9

(1) The city is provided generously with/ (2) all the modern public services, including/ (3) two street car lines, local and long-distance/ (4) telephone lines, electric power and light, and waterworks. / (5) No error

(1) The city is provided generously with

(2) all the modern public services, including

(3) two street car lines, local and long-distance

(4) telephone lines, electric power and light, and waterworks

(5) No Error

Question No : 10

The neural network approach (1)/ requires less resources than conventional (2)/ statistical methods, and (3)/ can process data in real time. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) The neural network approach

(2) requires less resources than conventional

(3) statistical methods, and

(4) can process data in real time

(5) No Error