QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS (ENGLISH) An online education portal for preparing SSC, Banks, Railways, Police and many more competitive examinations ENGLISH LANGUAGE ERROR SPOTTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS (ENGLISH) Thousands of questions on Reasoning, Aptitude, Current Affairs, General Awareness, Banking Awareness, General Intelligence, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Knowledge, Online Test & many more topics in two languages (English & Hindi) www.examcafe.in www.examcafe.in www.examcafe.in If there is any error. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 4. There are four parts of all sentences denoted by four alternatives A. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 5. I shall / ring him /tomorrow / in the afternoon/ No Error. There are four parts of all sentences denoted by four alternatives A. if any) 6. C & D choose the alternative which has error.in An online education website 1|Page . (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 8. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 2. Prakash was leading / a happy and leisurely life / after his retirement / form service / No Error.1 to Q. No Decision can be made / unless / firm data is available / to the committee / No Error. Sushma persuaded / her sister / to go with her / on the trip / No Error. it will be only in one part of the sentence. Modern film techniques / are for superior / than that / employed in the past / No Error.examcafe. (E) www. Sarita was popular / with her classmates that / she always had same or / the other coming to her house/ (A) (B) (C) (D) No Error. it will be only in one part of the sentence. If there is any error. (Disregard punctuation error. If there is no error choose the alternative E. if any) 1. A larger number / of house / are coming up / in our town/ No Error. (E) 9. B.English Language – Error Spotting Questions And Answers With Solutions (English) Direction (Q.6 to Q. The number of people / applying was so large / that the college had to / stop issuing application form / (A) (B) (C) (D) No Error. If there is no error choose the alternative E. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Direction (Q.10):Read each sentence carefully to find grammatical error in it. B. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 3. (Disregard punctuation error. C & D choose the alternative which has error. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 10.5):Read each sentence carefully to find grammatical error in it. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries / No Error. John’s salary / is much / larger than / tom / No Error. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 7. My brother in – laws / who line in Mumbai / have come / to stay with us / No Error. / I cannot /accompany you / No Error. I am hardly pressed / for time.20):Read each sentence carefully to find grammatical error in it. There are four parts of all sentences denoted by four alternatives A. B. (Disregard punctuation error. C & D choose the alternative which has error. Nehru was / a great politician / and / a great statesman / No Error. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 15. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 19. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 18. C & D choose the alternative which has error.16 to Q. if any) 16. If there is no error choose the alternative E. Hari was unhappy / that he would / not attend the marriage / of his friend yesterday / No Error. If there is no error choose the alternative E.15):Read each sentence carefully to find grammatical error in it. If you will / follow my instructions / you will get / a suitable reward for that / No Error. If there is any error. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 14. There are four parts of all sentences denoted by four alternatives A. The price / of his care is / higher / than your car / No Error. B. The teacher / together with his / wife and daughter / were drowned / No Error. It was difficult / to persuade subas to agree / to read the book / to the blind man / No Error.examcafe. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 17. 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When two parts of a sentence are in the future tense. “Full data” in place of “Firm data. No Error.