Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 72

356.

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).

When he was asked what is wrong with him, he said that he was not well, and asked for leave of absence for one day.

A.

When he was asked what is wrong with him,

B.

he said that he was not well,

C.

and asked for leave of absence for one day.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

When he was asked what was wrong with him

357.

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 tall three girls had left the day before.

A.

The tall three girls

B.

had left

C.

the day before.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

The three tall girls

358.

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 brakes and steering failed and the bus ran down the hill without anyone being able control it.

A.

The brakes and steering failed

B.

and the bus ran down the hill

C.

without anyone being able control it.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is C

without being controlled by anyone

359.

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 charges in this hospital are less than the hospital near my house.

A.

The charges in this hospital

B.

are less than

C.

the hospital near my house.

D.

No error

Correct answer is C

those in the hospital near my house.

360.

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).

No sooner did the sun rise when we took a hasty breakfast and resumed the journey.

A.

No sooner did the sun rise

B.

when we took a hasty breakfast

C.

and resumed the journey.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

than we took a hasty breakfast