Spotting Errors Questions in English

(B) The subject of the sentence is 'The number of marks',which is singular. Therefore,the verb must be singular. 'Are' is plural,so it should be replaced with 'is'. The correct phrase is 'is indicated'.

(D) The error lies in part $B$. The gerund 'failing' should be preceded by a possessive adjective. However,in this context,'my' is already a possessive adjective. The phrase 'question of my failing' is grammatically correct. If the intention was to use the objective case,it would be 'me failing',but 'my failing' is standard English usage for a gerund. Upon re-evaluation,the sentence 'There is no question of my failing in the examination' is grammatically correct. Therefore,the correct option is $D$ (No error).

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The phrase '$a$ friends' is grammatically incorrect because the indefinite article '$a$' is used with singular countable nouns,whereas 'friends' is a plural noun. Depending on the intended meaning,it should be corrected to 'few friends' (meaning almost none) or 'some friends'. Given the context of 'no longer popular','few friends' is the most appropriate correction.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The use of 'necessary' and 'must' creates a redundancy. When we use the word 'necessary',it implies an obligation or requirement,making the use of 'must' superfluous. The correct construction should be 'It is necessary that everybody should have a house' or 'It is necessary for everybody to have a house'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The correct preposition to use with the verb 'interfere' in this context is 'with',not 'in'. 'Interfere with' means to hinder or obstruct,which is the intended meaning here. Therefore,the phrase should be 'as they interfere with serious study'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The phrase 'fabricated out from them' is grammatically incorrect. The correct prepositional usage is 'made from them' or 'fabricated from them'. The word 'out' is redundant when used with 'fabricated' in this context.

(A) The error lies in the phrase 'Both of you two'.
The word 'Both' already implies a pair or two people.
Using 'two' after 'Both of you' is redundant and grammatically incorrect.
The correct phrase should be 'Both of you' or 'You two'.
Therefore,the error is in part $A$.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The correlative conjunction pair for '$No \text{ } sooner$' is '$than$',not '$when$'. Therefore,'$when$' should be replaced by '$than$' to make the sentence grammatically correct. The corrected sentence is: '$No \text{ } sooner \text{ } did \text{ } the \text{ } sun \text{ } rise \text{ } than \text{ } we \text{ } took \text{ } a \text{ } hasty \text{ } breakfast \text{ } and \text{ } resumed \text{ } the \text{ } journey.$'

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The sentence compares 'charges' with 'the hospital'. To make the comparison logical,we must compare 'charges' with 'charges'. Therefore,'the hospital' should be replaced with 'those in the hospital' to refer back to the charges.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The phrase 'being able control it' is grammatically incorrect. It should be 'being able to control it' because the verb 'control' requires the infinitive marker 'to' after the adjective phrase 'able'. Alternatively,it could be phrased as 'without anyone being able to control it'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. According to the rule of adjective order in English,the number (cardinal adjective) should come before the quality (qualitative adjective). Therefore,'The tall three girls' should be corrected to 'The three tall girls'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$ of the sentence. The sentence is in the past tense ('was asked','said','was'). Therefore,the subordinate clause 'what is wrong with him' must also be in the past tense. The correct phrasing should be 'When he was asked what was wrong with him'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The verb 'adapt' is a transitive verb when it means 'to adjust oneself'. Therefore,it should be followed by a reflexive pronoun. The correct phrase is 'Indians easily adapt themselves to local circumstances'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase 'part of' is used to indicate a portion of a whole. In this context,when referring to being a member of a team,the article 'a' is required before 'part'. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'Remember that you are a part of'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase 'were more influenced' is grammatically incorrect in this context. It should be 'were much influenced' or 'were greatly influenced' to correctly describe the extent of the influence of Indian philosophy on these poets and philosophers.

(B) The verb 'cost' is a stative verb when it refers to the price of an object. Stative verbs are generally not used in the continuous tense (is costing). Therefore,the correct usage should be 'costs me' (simple present) or 'will cost me' (future tense). Thus,the error lies in part $B$.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The word 'Firstly' is an adverb used to denote the first item in a list or sequence. In this context,to indicate the order of actions,'First' is the correct usage. Therefore,the sentence should be corrected to: 'First you should think over the meaning of the words and then use them.'

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The relative pronoun 'who' refers to the antecedent 'those',which is plural. Therefore,the verb following 'who' must also be plural. The correct form is 'who help themselves'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The preposition 'in' is incorrect in this context. When referring to participating or collaborating with a plan or scheme,the correct preposition to use is 'with' or 'in' depending on the verb,but here,'cooperate in a scheme' is less idiomatic than 'cooperate with a scheme' or 'participate in a scheme'. However,looking at the structure,the phrase 'cooperate in' is often replaced by 'cooperate with' when referring to a project or scheme. Thus,the correct preposition should be 'with'.

(D) The sentence follows the rule of subject-verb agreement with correlative conjunctions. When two subjects are joined by 'Neither...nor',the verb must agree with the subject closer to it. Here,the subject closer to the verb is 'his father',which is singular. Therefore,the singular verb 'is' is correctly used. The sentence is grammatically correct.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase '$little$' means 'hardly any' or 'almost none',which conveys a negative sense. To convey a positive sense (meaning 'some'),the correct phrase should be '$a$ little patience'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase "she thought has done" is grammatically incorrect because the main verb of the sentence "was told" is in the past tense. Therefore,the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense. The correct phrase should be "she thought had done the most for the downtrodden".

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct.
$1$. 'At the end of the year' is a correct prepositional phrase indicating time.
$2$. 'every student who had done adequate work' correctly uses the singular subject 'every student' followed by the relative clause.
$3$. 'was automatically promoted' correctly uses the singular verb 'was' to agree with the singular subject 'every student'.
There are no errors in the sentence.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. In English grammar,the phrase '$The reason why$' should be followed by '$that$' instead of '$because$'. Using '$because$' after '$The reason why$' is considered redundant. Therefore,the correct phrasing is '$The reason why he was rejected was that he was too young.$'

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The preposition '$between$' must be followed by the objective case of the pronoun. Therefore,'$I$' (subjective case) should be replaced by '$me$' (objective case). The correct phrase is '$between$ you and $me$'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The sentence starts with 'Since',which indicates a duration starting from a point in the past and continuing to the present. Therefore,the present perfect tense should be used instead of the simple past tense. The phrase 'travelling became' should be corrected to 'travelling has become'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. In conditional sentences starting with 'If',the 'if-clause' should be in the Simple Present tense,not the Future tense. Therefore,'If $I$ will have the time' should be corrected to 'If $I$ have the time'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The word $neither$ is used for two persons or things. Since there are four brothers and sisters,$none$ should be used instead of $neither$. Therefore,the correct phrase is $but$ $none$ $of$ $us$ $are$.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrasal verb '$look up$' means to search for information,whereas the context requires managing or taking care of the network. Therefore,'$look up$' should be replaced with '$look after$'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase "Not one of" takes a singular verb because the subject is "one",which is singular. Therefore,"were" should be replaced by "was".

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase 'Gold Flake Kings sales are estimated' is grammatically incorrect because it creates a double subject structure. The correct construction should be 'was $ITC's$ Gold Flake Kings,whose sales are estimated' or 'was $ITC's$ Gold Flake Kings,the sales of which are estimated'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The word $luggage$ is an uncountable noun in English,and therefore,it does not take a plural form. Adding an '$s$' to make it '$luggages$' is grammatically incorrect. The correct usage is '$luggage$'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase 'without his coming too' is grammatically incorrect in this context because it refers to the other friend. The correct phrase should be 'without the other's coming too' to maintain clarity and proper possessive structure regarding the second person.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The adjective 'senior' is always followed by the preposition 'to',not 'than'. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'senior to me'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The structure 'hardly... when' is used correctly to denote an action that happened immediately after another. There is no error in the sentence.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase 'awake in' is grammatically incorrect in this context. The correct idiomatic expression is 'awake to',which means to be aware of or alert to something. Therefore,'show a mind fully awake to' is the correct usage.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct as written. The phrase "You will get all the information if you read this booklet carefully" follows the correct conditional structure (First Conditional: "if" + present simple,"will" + verb). Therefore,there is no error in the sentence.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ ('did they?').
In the given sentence,the subject is 'None of the students'.
When 'None' is used as the subject,the question tag should be formed using the pronoun 'they' if it refers to a plural sense,but in formal grammar,when 'None' acts as a singular subject,the tag often uses 'he' or 'it'.
However,more specifically,since the sentence is negative ('None'),the question tag must be positive.
Therefore,'did they?' is grammatically incorrect because the statement is already negative. The correct tag should be 'did they?' if the statement were positive,but since 'None' makes the statement negative,the tag should be 'did they?' is actually incorrect because the auxiliary verb should match the subject and the polarity.
Actually,the correct tag for 'None of the students... answered' should be 'did they?' because 'None' is treated as plural in this context,but the statement is negative,so the tag should be positive. The correct tag is 'did they?'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The correlative conjunction pair used here is 'as...as'. Since the sentence uses 'just as unhappy in a vast area',the corresponding part should be 'as in a small one' instead of 'or in a small one'. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'as in a small one'.

(A) The sentence contains a grammatical error in part $A$. When an action started in the past and is still continuing,we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense. Therefore,'He is working' should be replaced with 'He has been working'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The pronoun 'it' is used to refer to 'hunches and data',which is a plural noun phrase. Therefore,the pronoun should be 'they' instead of 'it'. Additionally,'wherever' is used to refer to places,but in this context,'wherever' is acceptable as a conjunction,though the pronoun agreement is the primary error. The corrected phrase should be 'wherever they may lead'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase 'Each one of' is followed by a plural noun but requires a singular verb. Therefore,'have' should be replaced with 'has' to maintain subject-verb agreement.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The verb 'penetrate' is a transitive verb,which means it takes a direct object without the need for a preposition. Therefore,the phrase 'penetrate into' is grammatically incorrect. It should be replaced with 'penetrate' to make the sentence correct: 'that can penetrate the biological tissue'.

(C) The error is in part $C$. The sentence is a third conditional structure (past unreal conditional),which follows the pattern: $Had + \text{subject} + \text{past participle}, \text{subject} + \text{would have} + \text{past participle}$. Therefore,'$I$ would contact you' should be corrected to '$I$ would have contacted you'.

(B) The error is in part $B$. In an indirect question,the structure should be subject followed by the verb,not the interrogative structure. Therefore,'why did $I$ call' should be replaced with 'why $I$ called'.

(A) The sentence contains a grammatical error in the first part. The phrase 'Were you' is incorrect in this context. The correct structure should be 'Had you been given a choice or did you have to do it?' or 'Were you given a choice or did you have to do it?'. However,based on the provided options and the structure,the error lies in the tense consistency. The correct phrasing is 'Had you been given a choice or did you have to do it?'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$ of the sentence. The relative pronoun 'which' is used for inanimate objects or animals,whereas 'who' is used for persons. Therefore,'The person which was' should be replaced with 'The person who was'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The sentence asks for the reason behind an action,so the interrogative pronoun '$What$' should be replaced with the interrogative adverb '$Why$'. The correct sentence is: '$Why$ does Professor Dhavan spend so many hours in the laboratory?'

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The verb 'understand' and the verb phrase 'take interest' are both correctly linked to the subject 'the average investor' and the auxiliary 'does not'. There is no error in the sentence structure or usage. Therefore,the correct option is $D$.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. When comparing a member of a group with other members of the same group using a comparative degree,we must use the word 'other'. Therefore,'bigger than any city' should be corrected to 'bigger than any other city'.