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Spotting Errors - 1

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Spotting Errors - 1

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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 letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Question 11
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
An Indian ship
B
laden with merchandise
C
got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option C

sank in the Pacific Ocean

Question 12
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
A lot of travel delay is caused
B
due to the inefficiency and lack of good management
C
on behalf of the railways.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option C

on the part of the railways

Question 13
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
I have got
B
my M.Sc. degree
C
in 1988.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option A

I got

Question 14
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
According to the Bible
B
it is meek and humble
C
who shall inherit the earth.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option B

it is the meek and the humble

Question 15
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
You can get
B
all the information that you want
C
in this book.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option B

all the information you want

Question 16
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
Having received your letter
B
this morning, we are writing
C
to thank you for the same.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option D

Having received your letter this morning, we are writing to thank you for the same.

No error D is correct.

Question 17
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
I could not put up in a hotel
B
because the boarding and lodging charges
C
were exorbitant.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option A

'I could not put up at a hotel'
Complete sentence: I could not put up at a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant.

Question 18
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
If you listen with
B
the question carefully
C
you will be able to answer them easily.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option A

If you listen to

Question 19
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
He fell from a running train
B
and would have died
C
if the villagers did not get him admitted in the nearby hospital immediately.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option C

if the villagers had not got him immediately admitted to a nearby hospital

Question 20
(solve as per the direction given above)

A
The customer handed over
B
a hundred-rupees note
C
to the shopkeeper.
D
No error.
Correct Answer: Option B

a hundred-rupee note