Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 52

256.

Read the sentence below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the option with that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose 'D' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

It is difficult for anyone to past time thus.

A.

It is difficult

B.

for anyone

C.

to past time thus.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

to pass time thus

257.

Read the sentence below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the option with that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose 'D' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

If you listen with the question carefully, you will be able to answer them easily

A.

If you listen with

B.

the question carefully,

C.

you will be able to answer them easily

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

If you listen to

258.

Read the sentence below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the option with that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose 'D' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

I could not convince them because they persisted to suggest that I was lying.

A.

I could not convince them

B.

because they persisted to suggest

C.

that I was lying.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

because they persisted in suggesting

259.

Read the sentence below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the option with that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose 'D' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Were he to see you, he would have been surprised.

A.

Were he

B.

to see you,

C.

he would have been surprised.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

If he were

260.

Read the sentence below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the option with that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose 'D' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

She walked in the room where the murder had taken place.

A.

She walked in

B.

the room where the murder

C.

had taken place.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

She walked into