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Spotting Errors – Quiz 1

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Spotting Errors – Quiz 1

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What is spotting error? Spotting errors are asked in verbal reasoning. You need to spot sentences and error which are grammatically incorrect. This error can be anything. From noun to pronoun to singular/plural to word usage they can be anything.
How do you identify error in a sentence?
  • Always read the entire sentence.
  • When looking for the error, examine each choice individually.
  • Check verbs and pronouns first, since they're the most likely to include errors.
  • When an answer choice contains more than one type of word, check both.

Spotting Errors is one of important topic in English Language Section. In Spotting Errors – Quiz 1 article candidates can find questions with answer. By solving this questions candidates can improve and maintain, speed, and accuracy in the exams. Spotting Errors - Quiz 1 questions are very useful for different exams such as IBPS PO, Clerk, SSC CGL, SBI PO, NIACL Assistant, NICL AO, IBPS SO, RRB, Railways, Civil Services etc.
Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

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1) We decided the if they /2) come up with a creditable /3) programme we would include /4) them in the scheme. /5) No error
    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4


Replace “would” with “will”

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1) We have a fantastic car /2) this year, even better /3) that in 2014 and it /4) should suit the track /5) No error.
    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4


Replace “that” with “than”
better…than

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1) It wasn’t the smoothest of /2) weekends for me so to come up /3) with second place wasn’t a /4) disaster in the circumstances /5) no error
    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4


Replace “come up” with “come away”
come away–to leave in a particular state or condition

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1) Aarata made history when /2) he become the first Japanese to /3) to represent India in a friendly /4) against Palestine in 2013. /5) No error.
    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4


Replace “become” with “became”

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1) a Islamic message service, /2) started by Bareilly-based /3) tesheeni foundation in April this year, /4) Receives nearly 20 queries a day /5) No error.
    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4



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