Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 66

326.

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).

Each one of the boys have paid the tuition-fee.

A.

Each one of the boys

B.

have paid

C.

the tuition-fee.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

has paid

327.

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 scientist must follow his hunches and his data wherever it may lead.

A.

The scientist must follow

B.

his hunches and his data

C.

wherever it may lead.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

wherever they may lead.

328.

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 is working in a bank in New Delhi for the past several months.

A.

He is working in

B.

a bank in New Delhi

C.

for the past several months.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

He has been working in

329.

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).

An animal can be just as unhappy in a vast area or in a small one

A.

An animal

B.

can be just as unhappy in a vast area

C.

or in a small one

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

as in a small one

330.

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).

None of the students attending your class answered your questions. Did they?

A.

None of the students attending your class

B.

answered your questions.

C.

Did they?

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

'did one' or 'did any'