Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 64

316.

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).

At the moment the house was burgled, the family attended a night party in the neighbourhood.

A.

At the moment the house

B.

was burgled the family,

C.

attended a night party in the neighbourhood.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

The moment the house

317.

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).

Sheela has scored a first class in her final exams, isn't it?

A.

Sheela has scored a first class

B.

in her final exams,

C.

isn't it?

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

hasn't she

318.

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).

Shanghai is bigger than any city of the world.

A.

Shanghai is

B.

bigger than any city

C.

of the world

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

bigger than any other city

319.

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).

The presumption that the average investor does not understand or take interest in the affairs of the company is not correct.

A.

The presumption that the average investor does not understand

B.

or take interest in the affairs of the company

C.

is not correct.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

320.

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).

What does Professor Dhavan spend so many hours in the laboratory?

A.

What does Professor Dhavan

B.

spend so many hours

C.

in the laboratory?

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

Why does Professor Dhavan