Spotting Error & Sentence Improvement Quiz
New Pattern Spotting Error Quiz for All Banking and Insurance Exams i.e. SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS PO/Clerk, NABARD, RBI, SEBI Grade A & B, LIC AAO, and Other Exams 2020-21. Spotting Error & Sentence Improvement Quiz based on previous year exams. If you are preparing for Banking and Insurance Exams, you will come across a section on the English language. Here we are providing you Spotting Error & Sentence Improvement Quiz, based on the latest pattern of your daily practice.
New Pattern Spotting Error & Sentence Improvement Quiz will help you learn concepts on important topics in English Section. This “Spotting Error & Sentence Improvement Quiz” is also important for all competitive exams.
New Pattern Spotting Error Quiz for All Banking Exams | Set 1
Directions:(1-10) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. With a view to enhance
B. the spectrum of tourism
C. govt has come up with
D. a new plan of tourism circuits.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – A. With a view to enhance
‘With a view to’ is always followed by a gerund (v+ing). Some phrases are always followed by a gerund. More examples ‘looking forward to’ – I am looking forward to meeting (Gerund) you. We are committed to providing quality education to students.
2. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. Low price of crude oil
B. in addition to trade impositions by
C. the USA have put Saudi Arabia’s
D. economy under huge pressure.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – C. the USA have put Saudi Arabia’s
Explanation: Auxiliary (or helping verb) follows first subject when along with/in addition to/with are used. Since Price is the subject, so ‘has’ should be used instead of ‘have’. Notice the difference – X and Y are coming. X along with Y is coming.
3. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. “The more the investments in our
B. country from Foreign Portfolio Investors more
C. the Indian economy will grow in coming years,”
D. said the Finance Minister in a recent interview.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – B. country from Foreign Portfolio Investors more
Explanation: Comparative clauses are preceded by ‘the’ before each of the two clauses being compared. The syntax for the same is – the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause. E.g. the older we grow, the wiser we become. In this case, it should be: ‘The more the investments in our country from Foreign Portfolio Investors are, the more the Indian economy will grow in coming years…’
4. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. In the meeting, India would also
B. emphasized taking the negotiations
C. of services forward along with goods
D. to help increase its share in India’s GDP.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – B. emphasized taking the negotiations
Explanation:Replace ’emphasized’ with ’emphasize’. Modals – can, could, should, would, may, might etc- always use infinitive (or the simplest form of verb).
5. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. It is sad that I have to leave
B. the party in between but it is high
C. time that I should go home and look
D. after my sick wife and children.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – C. time that I should go home and look
Explanation: The phrase ‘it is high time’ takes the simple past tense of the verb that follows it. Also, the modal verb ‘should’ is redundant. So, it should have been “it is high time I went and looked”.
6. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. He parted from
B. his materialistic
C. possessions and
D. went on a pilgrimage
E. No error
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Correct Answer – A. He parted from
Explanation: The correct preposition is “parted with” not parted from. It means he abandoned or left his possessions, which also fits in the context of the sentence.
7. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. The passer-bys
B. saw the accident
C. but were
D. totally helpless
E. No error
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Correct Answer – A. The passer-bys
Explanation: The plural form or passerby is not passer bys but passersby. Similarly when we pluralize words such as brother-in-law, we pluralize the title of the relation. Thus brothers-in-law not brother-in-laws
8. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. Here Nisha comes
B. with a large bouquet of
C. flowers in her hands and
D. a crown placed on her head.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – A. Here Nisha comes
Explanation: The error is in part (a) of the given sentence. The part does not follow the subject verb agreement rule- when a sentence starts with ‘here’ or ‘there’, the verb comes before the subject – ‘Here comes Nisha’ would have been correct; but in part (a) the subject ‘Nisha’ is placed before the verb ‘comes’, thereby making the sentence incorrect. The corrected form would be- ‘here comes Nisha’.
9. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. Hundred dollars
B. as one would say
C. were all the money
D. she earned in a month.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – C. were all the money
Explanation: The error lies in part (c) of the given sentence. The noun ‘dollars’ requires a singular verb when talking in terms of money, but it takes plural verb when referring to the dollars themselves (subject-verb-agreement). Here, the sentence talks about money; hence, the verb should be singular – ‘was’. Here, in part (c) of the sentence, a plural verb(were) is used which makes it incorrect.
10. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
A. His brothers could never
B. quiet agree on his
C. ransom price, so Ferdinand
D. withered away in captivity.
E. No error
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Correct Answer – B. quiet agree on his
The error is in the part b) of the given sentence. The usage of the word ‘quiet’ is incorrect; it gives sentence, no meaning; the word that should be used in place of ‘quiet’ is ‘quite'(absolutely).
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