Spotting Errors Questions & Answers - Page 91

451.

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).

They have been very close friends until they quarreled.

A.

They have been

B.

very close friends

C.

until they quarrelled.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is A

They had been

452.

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).

Sixty miles are a good distance.

A.

Sixty miles

B.

are

C.

a good distance.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

Sixty miles is a good distance.

453.

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 students were awaiting for the arrival of the chief guest.

A.

The students were

B.

awaiting for

C.

the arrival of the chief guest.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

awaiting

454.

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).

You can get all the information that you want in this book.

A.

You can get

B.

all the information that you want

C.

in this book.

D.

No error.

Correct answer is B

all the information you want

455.

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).

Block of Residential flats are coming up near our house.

A.

Block of Residential flats

B.

are coming up

C.

near our house.

D.

No error

Correct answer is A

Blocks of Residential flats