Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 55

271.

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 was there many a time in the past.

A.

I was there

B.

many a time

C.

in the past.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

I have been there

272.

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).

He enquired me why I had not seen him the previous day as I had promised to do.

A.

He enquired me

B.

why I had not seen him the previous day

C.

as I had promised to do.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

why I could not seen him the previous day

273.

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).

Even though the shirt is rather expensive but I wish to purchase it with my own money.

A.

Even though the shirt is rather expensive

B.

but I wish to

C.

purchase it with my own money.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

I wish to

274.

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).

He will end up his work in the city by the end of the year.

A.

He will end up his work

B.

in the city

C.

by the end of the year.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

He will end his work

275.

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).

He explained the matter at great length but I was not the wiser

A.

He explained the matter

B.

at great length

C.

but I was not the wiser

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

at length