Spotting Errors Questions in English

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The sentence is in the present perfect tense,and the subject is 'Sheela' (a person). Therefore,the question tag should be 'hasn't she' instead of 'isn't it'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The sentence describes an action that was in progress when another action occurred. The family was attending a party when the burglary happened. Therefore,'attended' should be replaced with 'was attending' to maintain the correct past continuous tense for the background action.

(B) The correct correlative conjunction for the word 'Scarcely' is 'when',not 'than'.
'Than' is used with 'Hardly' or 'Scarcely' incorrectly in this context.
The correct structure is: 'Scarcely had + subject + past participle + when + clause'.
Therefore,the error is in part $B$ where 'than' should be replaced by 'when'.

(C) The error is in part $C$. The phrase 'had hand' is grammatically incorrect. The correct idiomatic expression is 'had a hand in',which means to be involved in something. Therefore,the correct sentence should be: 'Though he stoutly persisted in denying his involvement in the case,the facts made it very clear that he had a hand in the cruel murder of his wife.'

(A) The error lies in part $A$. According to the rule of grammar, the phrase '$One$ $of$' is always followed by a plural noun because we are selecting one individual from a group. Therefore, 'actor' should be replaced with 'actors'. The correct sentence is: '$One$ $of$ $my$ $favourite$ $actors$ $is$ $acting$ $in$ $this$ $play$ $also$.'

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The verb 'ensures' is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'for' after it. The correct structure is 'ensures the health and happiness'. Therefore,the word 'for' should be removed.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The verb 'overflown' is the past participle of 'overfly' (to fly over). The correct verb for a river rising above its banks is 'overflowed',which is the past participle of 'overflow'. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'and the rivers have overflowed their banks'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The subject 'road signs' is plural,and the verb 'have' is also plural,which agrees with the subject. The correlative conjunction 'neither... nor' is used correctly to connect 'the spoken' and 'the written word'. There are no errors in the sentence.

(A) The error lies in the phrase '$Supposing if$'. In English grammar,'$Supposing$' and '$if$' are redundant when used together because both convey the meaning of a condition or hypothesis. One should use either '$Supposing$' or '$if$',but not both. Therefore,the correct phrase should be either '$Supposing there is no bus...$' or '$If there is no bus...$'. Thus,the error is in part $A$.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase "Because of" is used to indicate a cause,but in this context,the sentence implies that the patient survived due to the help. The correct idiomatic expression to convey that someone was saved by an action is "But for". Therefore,the sentence should read: "But for the emergency help that the patient received,he would have died."

(A) The error is in part $A$. The correct phrase should be "He was in such a hurry". In English grammar,the structure "such a + noun" is used to express intensity. Therefore,the article "a" is required before the singular countable noun "hurry" in this context.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The phrase 'on next Wednesday' is grammatically incorrect because the preposition 'on' is not used before 'next','last','this',or 'that' when referring to time expressions. Therefore,the correct phrasing should be 'next Wednesday'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The verb 'know' is followed by 'how' when it refers to a skill or ability. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'know how to play'. The corrected sentence is: 'Do you know how to play the guitar?'

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The sentence requires the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present. Therefore,'Few scientists changed' should be replaced with 'Few scientists have changed'.

(A) The error is in part $A$ of the sentence. The subject '$The \text{ course}$' is a singular noun,so it requires a singular verb. Therefore,'$provide$' should be replaced with '$provides$' to maintain subject-verb agreement.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The verb 'hanged' is used for executions (e.g.,a person is hanged). For the act of bending or lowering one's head,the correct past tense form of the verb 'hang' is 'hung'. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'he hung his head in shame'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The past tense and past participle of the verb 'broadcast' is 'broadcast',not 'broadcasted'. Therefore,'was broadcasted' should be replaced with 'was broadcast'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The verb 'adjourn' is used transitively here,meaning the meeting was adjourned by someone (the Chairman). Therefore,the passive voice construction 'The meeting was abruptly adjourned' is required. The correct sentence is: 'The meeting was abruptly adjourned by the Chairman after about three hours of deliberation.'

(A) The phrase 'put up' is generally used for erecting something like a tent or a notice board. When referring to placing an advertisement in a newspaper,the correct idiomatic expression is 'inserted' or 'published'. Therefore,the error lies in part $A$.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The word 'little' means 'hardly any' or 'almost none',which conveys a negative sense. In this context,the speaker is asking for a small amount of money to help them through a crisis,which requires a positive quantity. Therefore,'a little' should be used instead of 'little'. The correct phrase is 'a little money'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The sentence uses the negative conjunction 'nor',which requires a subject to follow the auxiliary verb. The correct structure should be 'nor did he help them' or 'and he did not help them'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. When an action started in the past and is still continuing,we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense. Since the sentence mentions a duration of time ('for the last eight years'),'are living' should be replaced with 'have been living'.

(A) The error is in part $A$. The phrase '$a month ago$' indicates a specific time in the past,which requires the use of the Simple Past tense. Therefore,'$has got$' (Present Perfect) should be replaced with '$got$' (Simple Past).

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase 'within deadline' is grammatically incomplete. It should be 'within the deadline' because 'deadline' is a countable noun used here in a specific sense,requiring the definite article 'the'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The subject of the sentence is '$A$ group',which is a collective noun acting as a singular unit. Therefore,it requires a singular verb. The verb '$want$' should be replaced with '$wants$' to agree with the singular subject '$A$ group'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase 'went directly' is appropriate here as it describes the manner of movement without any error. Therefore,the correct choice is $D$.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct.
$1$. 'He was in a hurry' is a correct prepositional phrase.
$2$. 'because he had an appointment' correctly uses the conjunction 'because' and the article 'an' before 'appointment'.
$3$. 'with the company's director' correctly uses the possessive form for the director of the company.
Therefore,there is no error in the sentence.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The subject of the sentence is '$A$ body',which is a collective noun acting as a singular unit. Therefore,it requires a singular verb. The correct verb should be 'has been organised' instead of 'have been organised'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The correct idiomatic expression is "catch a cold" or "catch cold" rather than "get a cold". Therefore,the corrected sentence should be: "When $I$ catch a cold,it takes me weeks to shake it off."

(B) The error lies in part $B$ and part $C$. The phrase "Over the Country" is incorrect; it should be "Over the Counter". Furthermore,the phrase "have been reached" in part $B$ is grammatically incorrect in this context. It should be "have reached" because the drugs are the active agents performing the action of reaching the end of their patent period. Therefore,the corrected segment is "which have reached".

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The word 'little' implies 'hardly any' or 'almost none',which contradicts the context of the sentence. Since there is some tea remaining,the correct quantifier to use is 'a little' or 'some'. Therefore,the phrase should be 'a little tea' or 'some tea'.

(C) The phrase 'in a litre' is grammatically incorrect in this context. When expressing the efficiency of a vehicle,the standard preposition used is 'per'. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'eight kilometres per litre'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The verb 'enter' when used to mean 'to go into' does not take the preposition 'into'. Therefore,'entered into the room' should be corrected to 'entered the room'.

(A) The error lies in the word 'lend'. 'Lend' means to give something to someone temporarily,while 'borrow' means to take something from someone temporarily. Since the speaker is asking to take the pencil,the correct verb is 'borrow'. Therefore,the phrase 'Can $I$ lend' should be replaced with 'Can $I$ borrow'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The sentence describes an action that started in the past and continued up to a point in the past (the wedding). Therefore,the past perfect continuous tense $(had been looking)$ should be used instead of the present perfect continuous tense $(have been looking)$.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The word $contents$ should be replaced by $content$. In the context of an examination or a written piece,$content$ is used as an uncountable noun to refer to the subject matter or information provided,whereas $contents$ refers to the items held within something (like the contents of a box or a table of contents in a book). Therefore,the correct phrase is 'as they give to content'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The verb 'hear' is a verb of perception and is generally not used in the continuous tense when it refers to the act of perceiving. In this context,it should be used in the simple present tense. Therefore,'$I$ am hearing' should be replaced with '$I$ hear'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$ of the sentence. The phrase 'stop to make noise' is grammatically incorrect in this context. The verb 'stop' should be followed by a gerund ('making') when it means to cease an action. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'Unless you stop making noise at once'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase "more hungry" is a valid comparative construction used to describe a state of being,and the comparison "than she is" is grammatically sound. Therefore,there is no error in the sentence.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The use of 'Since' with a specific time in the past ('$49$ years ago') requires the Simple Past tense. Therefore,'has gained' should be replaced with 'gained'. The correct sentence is: 'Since India gained independence $49$ years ago,much progress has been made in almost every field.'

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The word 'ensured' means to make certain that something will happen. However,when someone gives a promise or confidence to a person,the correct verb to use is 'assured'. Therefore,'He ensured his bank manager' should be replaced with 'He assured his bank manager'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase 'the organic necessity' is incorrect because 'organic necessity' is a singular countable noun used in a general sense here,which requires the indefinite article 'an' instead of the definite article 'the'. Therefore,it should be 'but an organic necessity'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase 'not the wiser' is incorrect in this context. The correct idiomatic expression is 'none the wiser',which means to be no better informed about something even after an explanation. Therefore,the sentence should read: 'He explained the matter at great length but $I$ was none the wiser.'

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrasal verb $end up$ is used to mean 'to eventually do or be something' or 'to reach a state'. In this context,the speaker intends to say that he will finish his work. Therefore,the correct usage is simply 'He will end his work' or 'He will finish his work'. The word $up$ is redundant and grammatically incorrect here.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The conjunction '$Even though$' is used to express contrast and should not be followed by '$but$'. In English grammar,'$Even though$' or '$Although$' is followed by a comma or a clause,not by '$but$'. Therefore,the word '$but$' should be removed to make the sentence grammatically correct.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The verb 'enquired' is followed by the preposition 'of' when an object is present. Therefore,'He enquired me' should be corrected to 'He enquired of me'.

(A) The phrase 'many a time' implies a repeated action that often requires the present perfect tense to indicate experience or frequency up to the present. Therefore,'$I$ have been there many a time in the past' is grammatically more appropriate than '$I$ was there'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The preposition '$between$' is used for two people or things,whereas '$among$' is used for more than two people or things. Since there are '$four$' sons,'$among$' should be used instead of '$between$'. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'quarrelled among themselves'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct as written. The phrase 'was completely worn out' correctly uses the past tense of the verb 'to be' followed by the adjective phrase 'worn out' to describe his state. There is no error in the sentence.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The preposition 'for' is incorrectly used after the word 'accused'. The correct preposition to use with 'accused' is 'of'. Therefore,the correct sentence should be: '$Mr. Smith was accused of murder, but the court found him not guilty and acquitted him.$'