Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 9

41.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

He was very disappointed when he found that someone else had secured higher marks.

A.

He was very disappointed

B.

when he found

C.

that someone else

D.

had secured higher marks.

E.

No error

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

42.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

He loosened his temper whenever he knows things do not take place as per his planning.

A.

He loosened his temper

B.

whenever he knows

C.

things do not take place

D.

as per his planning.

E.

No error

Correct answer is A

he lose his temper

43.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Twenty-five kilometres from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack are a long distance.

A.

Twenty-five kilometres

B.

from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack

C.

are

D.

a long distance.

E.

No error

Correct answer is C

is

44.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Immediately after boarding the bus, Mahesh asked the conductor that if he knew where the museum was.

A.

Immediately after boarding the bus,

B.

Mahesh asked the conductor

C.

that if he knew

D.

where the museum was.

E.

No error

Correct answer is C

if he knew

45.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

The new facts he has discovered and the new arguments he has advanced has not changed my opinion.

A.

The new facts he

B.

has discovered and the new

C.

arguments he has advanced

D.

has not changed my opinion.

E.

No error

Correct answer is D

have not changed my opinion