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Error Correction

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Directions: Choose the option that is incorrect in spellings/grammar . (1) The stars mainly consist of hydrogen and helium which produce nuclear reactions and energy. (2) Experts say that carbon dioxide is ideal for doucing fires. (3) The glue of urban infrastructure holds our cities' diverse population together . (4) Only a show of kindness can persuade them.

  1. 1 & 3

  2. 4

  3. 2

  4. 2 & 3

  5. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; the spelling of the word ' doucing' is incorrect. The correct spelling is ' dousing'.

Directions: Choose the option that is incorrect in spellings/grammar . (1) The study has been published last month in the international journal. (2) If misery be the effect of virtue, it ought to be reverenced. (3) Stop wasting time and get on with something. (4) He allows himself to think calmly and clearly in demanding situations.

  1. 2 & 3

  2. 1

  3. 4

  4. 3

  5. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the sent. has an error of tense. The study was published 'last month'. So the tense should be simple past, i.e., 'was' instead of 'has been'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) Communism states that every individual must live for the State. (2) I wonder how his work can pass the buck; it's too shoddy for the words. (3) It appears to many that the US attack on Israel portends trouble for the world. (4) Some words fall into disuse as technology makes objects obsolete.

  1. 2 & 3

  2. 4

  3. 2

  4. 1 & 2

  5. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct ; the sent. has the error of incorrect phrasal verb. 'Pass the buck' means ' shift the responsibility' which is incorrect here. The correct phrase should be 'pass muster'

Directions: Choose the option that is incorrect in spellings/grammar . (1) The grandmother said her prayers in a monotonous, sing-song manner. (2) The athletes practise for many months before the real game. (3) No sooner he took the injection, he fell unconscious. (4) Reuter took a friend into his confidence.

  1. 1 & 3

  2. 2 & 4

  3. 4

  4. 3

  5. None


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct ; the sent has the error of construction as well as the error of conjunction. The correct sent. should be ' No sooner did he take the injection, than he fell unconscious'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) Henry's manner was just right; it had that touch of diffidence that was disarming. (2) She came, ferreted me out and gave me her commands. (3) If a pianist says that he doesn't know Mozart, it is a disingenous statement. (4) For hundreds of millions, cricket is more than a game; it's a national obsession.

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 1

  4. 3

  5. None


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; there is a wrongly spelt word in the sentence. The correct spelling is 'disingenuous'.

Directions: Choose the option that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy. (2) The govt. has added amendments in the bill to appease the minority community. (3) Your courage is as great as any other man in defending the country. (4) People should be warned against the hazards of tobacco as it is toxic to lungs.

  1. 2

  2. 1

  3. 3

  4. 1 & 4

  5. 2 & 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct ; there is the error of parallel comparison. Similar thing should be compared. In the sent courage should be compared with courage, not man. Hence, the correct sent. should read ' -------courage is as great as that of any----'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) The teacher was scholarly, with good manners and had a keen wit. (2) The more people change, the more they remain the same. (3) Learning is more efficient when it is fast, less efficient when it is slow. (4) The thief was arrested before he could bolt from the scene of the crime.

  1. 3

  2. 2

  3. 4

  4. 1

  5. None


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence has an error of parallelism. The word 'scholarly' is an adjective. So, all the following words should be adjectives, namely 'well-mannered and 'keen-witted'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) Whenever I round the first curve of some precipitous pass, I feel a tensing of nerves. (2) Paying for college education now is more difficult than it was in the past. (3) Politics is all a game hobbled by money , muscle power and connections. (4) The packet finally arrived, however it was not the one I had ordered for in the past.

  1. 3 & 2

  2. 1 & 4

  3. 2

  4. 4

  5. 1


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; the sent has punctuation error . The conjunctive adverb , 'however' should be preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma; 'arrived ; however, '.

Directions: Choose the option that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) The succeeding generations will remember Gandhiji's message. (2) He was quite thankful to me after I had done him a favor. (3) The trekker could hear the river grinding its teeth. (4) Several phenomenon like powerful jets, surrounding the black hole can be explained if they are assumed to be spinning.

  1. 4

  2. 1

  3. 2 & 3

  4. 3 & 4

  5. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct ; here is the mistake in the number of noun. The word ' phenomenon' is preceded by the determiner 'several'. So the noun should be in plural form ' phenomena'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) They sent me down victuals and drink, and took the government of the ship to themselves. (2) Thinking that I had seen enough about the land, full of contempt and aversion, I got up and pursued the beaten road. (3) A man who accuses everyone else besides himself of being mad and who is disposed to listen seriously to a tale of perpetatic graveyard can hardly be sane. (4) One of the attackers had a bootjack which he held like a baton.

  1. 4

  2. 1

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 3

  5. 1 and 4


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; the spelling of 'perpetatic' is incorrect. The correct spelling is 'peripatetic'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) The politics of brinkmanship may get one loads of media attention, but seldom pays off in real politics. (2) If I had not helped my friend in the examination, he would fail. (3) The proverbial oracles of our parsimonious ancestors have informed us that the fatal waste of our fortune is by small expenses. (4) In a quake prone zone, the proliferation of high rising buildings is very dangerous.

  1. 4

  2. 2

  3. 1

  4. 3

  5. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence has tense error. In this conditional sentence, 'had + v3 ' is followed by 'would have + v3', i.e. 'he would have failed'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar.

(1) Football evokes a tepid response in India as compared to cricket. (2) The political scenario is pretty bad these days and the government is doing its best to make it better. (3) Every state has a constitution since every state functions on the basis of certain rules and principles. (4) The contest judges were told to give the prize to whoever drew the best picture.

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 1

  4. 3

  5. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct; the adverb used in the sentence is incorrect. For negative adjectives, we use the adverb 'rather', not 'pretty', which is used for good ideas.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) He suffers from rheumatism and his son acts as his amanunsis. (2) The priest remarked that God has laid the expiation of some sin on his head. (3) I put the papers on his desk and left quietly so as not to disturb. (4) Muzaffarnagar has shown how communal organizations can manufacture hatred among grioups that live in peace.

  1. 3

  2. 1

  3. 2 & 4

  4. 1 & 3

  5. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct ; there is error of incorrect spellings in the word ' aman---' the correct spelling is ' amanuensis '.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) Ruth Jhabwala's The Lowland has been nominated for Man of the Booker Award. (2) Political power is just as permanent as today's newspaper. (3) Ozone is formed in the atmosphere from hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides reacting with sunlight. (4) In India the talent is prodigious and it increase each year.

  1. 3

  2. 1

  3. 4 & 2

  4. 3 & 1

  5. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct; there is error of sentence construction. The 'ing' form should be avoided.The correct structure should start with 'when' ;'When hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides react with sunlight , ozone is --------'.

Directions: Choose the sentence that is incorrect in spellings/grammar. (1) The criminal repented after he had committed the crime. (2) If wishes were horses, beggars will ride. (3) People who have never fought with each other in history, are today bitterly estranged. (4) A divide in the Gulf is what worries the world most.

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 1 & 2

  4. 2

  5. None


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct ; here is the error of tense. In a wishful sent. , 'were' is followed by 'would ' . The correct sent. should read ' if wishes were horses, beggars would ride '.

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