Introduction
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.
Q1
The current economic scenario (1) / could possibly undo (2) / the growth that followed (3) / the economic liberalization of 1991. (4) / No error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
that had followed …….. should be used.
Q2
This questions force us (1) / to face the unpleasant truth that (2) / the policies of social justice have (3) / reached a dead end. (4) / No error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Use ‘These’ in place of ‘This’
Q3
India’s largest corporate house may be (1) / force to review the selection parameters after (2) / struggling to shortlist potential candidates (3) / for the past eight months (4) / No error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Use ‘forced’ in place of ‘force’
Q4
The actor, who plays (1) / a detective in the film, alleged to have pushed the director (2) / when he asked him to get into his costume (3) / as it was getting late (4) / No error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Use ‘is’ before alleged
Q5
A cash prize was (1) / award to the most (2) / successful salesman of the year (3) / by the President of the company. (4) / No error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Look at the structure of the sentence in Passive Voice of Past Simple. Subject + was/were + V3 (Past Participle) Hence, awarded to the most ….should be used
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