Spotting Errors Questions in English

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase '$He$ being the eldest son' acts as a participial phrase providing a reason for the main clause. There is no error in the structure or usage of the words. Therefore,the correct option is $D$.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The correct preposition to use with 'angry' when referring to a thing or situation (like 'treatment') is 'at',not 'with'. 'Angry with' is used when referring to a person. Therefore,the correct phrase is 'angry at the treatment'.

(NO ERROR) The sentence is grammatically correct as written. There is no error in any of the parts. The phrase "in the diet of the poor" is used correctly to describe the context of the improvement.

(A) The error lies in the placement of the correlative conjunction 'not only... but also'. The rule states that 'not only' and 'but also' should be placed before the words they emphasize. Since 'pack' and 'deliver' are the two verbs being emphasized,'not only' should be placed before 'pack'. Therefore,the correct phrasing is: 'We will not only pack the material properly but will also deliver it to your valued customers.'

(C) The error lies in part $C$. Since the main clause 'He could succeed' is in the past tense,the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense to maintain sequence of tenses. Therefore,'reaches' should be replaced with 'reached'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The subject of the sentence is $Mohan$,which is a singular noun. Therefore,the verb must also be singular. The auxiliary verb $have$ should be replaced with $has$ to maintain subject-verb agreement. The corrected phrase is: "and has written a good paper".

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase '$I$ am trying to finish' is incorrect because the sentence contains a time reference '$for$ the last one hour'. When an action started in the past and continues up to the present with a duration,we must use the Present Perfect Continuous tense. Therefore,'$I$ am trying' should be replaced with '$I$ have been trying'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The subject of the sentence is 'The foremost criterion',which is singular. Therefore,the verb must also be singular. 'Were' should be replaced with 'was' to agree with the singular subject 'criterion'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. In a conditional sentence expressing a past hypothetical situation (third conditional),the 'if' clause must use the past perfect tense $(had + \text{past participle})$. Therefore,'If you would have' should be replaced with 'If you had'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The relative pronoun 'which' is used for inanimate objects or animals,whereas 'who' is used for persons. Since 'the driver' is a person,'which' should be replaced by 'who'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The subject of the sentence is 'the five-member committee',which acts as a collective noun. In this context,the committee is acting as a single unit,so it requires a singular verb. Therefore,'were' should be replaced with 'was'.

(A) The error lies in the phrase '$The man$'. When 'man' is used in a general sense to refer to the entire human race,it should not be preceded by the definite article '$the$'. Therefore,the correct sentence is '$Man is a social animal$'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase 'fullest loyalty' is grammatically incorrect in this context. 'Fullest' is the superlative form of 'full',but loyalty is an abstract quality that is generally considered absolute. Therefore,it should be 'full loyalty' or 'complete loyalty'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. In an indirect question (a clause acting as the object of the verb 'understand'),the subject must precede the verb. Therefore,'why do most educated people' should be corrected to 'why most educated people'.

(B) The error is in part $B$. The subject '$he$' is a third-person singular pronoun,so the verb must be in the singular form. Therefore,'$keep$' should be replaced with '$keeps$' to maintain subject-verb agreement.

(A) The error lies in the first part of the sentence. When a specific point of time (indicated by 'since') is mentioned in a sentence to describe an action that started in the past and continued up to a certain point,the Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous tense should be used. Since the sentence implies a past duration,'$I$ was standing' should be replaced with '$I$ had been standing'.

(D) The error lies in part $D$. The phrase "activities performing by the Company" is grammatically incorrect because the activities are being performed by the company (passive voice). Therefore,it should be corrected to "activities performed by the Company".

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The preposition 'at' is incorrect here. The verb 'supported' is followed by the preposition 'by' when indicating the agent or means of support. Therefore,'at persistent efforts' should be replaced with 'by persistent efforts'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is the singular noun phrase "Their only demand". Therefore,the verb must agree with the singular subject. The plural verb "were" should be replaced with the singular verb "was".

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase 'from the past five years' is incorrect because 'from' is used for a starting point in time,whereas 'for' is used to denote a duration or period of time. Since 'the past five years' represents a duration,the correct preposition is 'for'. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'for the past five years'.

(D) The error is in part $D$. The word 'proper' is an adjective,but here it is used to modify the verb 'maintained'. Therefore,it should be replaced by the adverb 'properly'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase 'strengths and weaknesses' is the standard idiomatic expression used to refer to the positive and negative attributes of a person. Therefore,there is no error in the sentence.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The word 'bad' is an adjective,but here it is used to modify the verb 'raining'. Therefore,an adverb is required. The correct form is 'badly'. Thus,the phrase 'raining bad' should be replaced with 'raining badly'.

(D) The error lies in part $D$. The subject of the sentence is compound: "The new facts" and "the new arguments". Since the subject is plural,the verb must also be plural. Therefore,"has" should be replaced with "have".

(C) The error lies in part $C$. In indirect speech,when a question is introduced by a reporting verb like 'asked',we do not use the conjunction 'that' before 'if' or 'whether'. Therefore,'that if he knew' should be corrected to 'if he knew'.

(C) The correct answer is $C$. In English grammar,when a specific distance,amount of money,or period of time is considered as a single unit or a collective whole,it takes a singular verb. Here,'$25 \text{ kilometres}$' is treated as a single unit of distance,so the plural verb '$are$' should be replaced by the singular verb '$is$'. Therefore,the error lies in part $C$.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase 'loosened his temper' is incorrect. The correct idiomatic expression is 'lost his temper',which means to become angry. Additionally,the sentence should be in the past tense to maintain consistency,so 'knows' should be 'knew' and 'do' should be 'did'.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The structure follows the past tense sequence: 'was' (past) and 'found' (past),followed by the past perfect 'had secured' to indicate an action completed before another action in the past. There is no error in the sentence.

(D) The error is in part $D$. Since the main clause 'he shouted' and 'told' are in the past tense,the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense. Therefore,'does not' should be replaced with 'did not'.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The sentence uses a list of nouns: $Honesty$ (noun),$integrity$ (noun),and $being \text{ } intelligent$ (gerund phrase). To maintain parallel structure,all items in the list should be nouns. Therefore,$being \text{ } intelligent$ should be replaced with the noun $intelligence$.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The phrase "had they approached by him" is grammatically incorrect because it implies the subject "they" performed the action of approaching. Since the context requires a passive construction (they were approached by him),the correct phrase should be "had they been approached by him".

(A) The error is in the phrase '$So longer as$'. The correct idiomatic expression is '$As long as$',which is used to indicate a condition. Therefore,'$So longer as$' should be replaced with '$As long as$'.

(A) The error lies in the first part of the sentence. The phrase 'On his attitude' is incorrect in this context. The correct preposition to use here is 'From',as it indicates the source or basis of an observation. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'From his attitude'.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ of the sentence. The sentence is in the past tense,as indicated by the verbs 'threw' and 'got'. Therefore,the present tense verb 'catches' should be replaced with the past tense verb 'caught' to maintain tense consistency.

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The verb $suffered$ is followed by the preposition $from$,not $of$. Therefore,the correct phrase is $suffered \text{ from fever}$.

(D) The error lies in the phrase 'one another'. When referring to the difference between two or more things in a comparative sense,the correct idiomatic expression is 'one another' or 'each other'. However,the phrase 'vary from one to another' is grammatically standard. In the given sentence,'vary from one another' is correct. If the intention is to identify an error in a specific part,the sentence is grammatically correct as written. If forced to choose an improvement,'vary from one to another' is often preferred in formal writing.

(C) The error lies in part $C$ and $D$ where 'a a lot' is grammatically incorrect due to the repetition of the article 'a'. Additionally,the sentence structure is redundant. $A$ more appropriate correction would be 'but you can expect a lot from us in the future'.

(B) The error is in part $B$ ('are'). When a distance,amount,or period of time represents a single unit or a collective whole,it is treated as singular. Therefore,'is' should be used instead of 'are'. The correct sentence is: 'Ten kilometres is a long distance.'

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct as written. The phrase 'family name' is a standard synonym for 'surname'. There is no error in the sentence.

(D) The sentence is grammatically correct. The correlative conjunction pair 'not only... but also' is correctly placed to connect the two prepositional phrases 'with money' and 'with new machinery and raw material'. Therefore,there is no error in the sentence.

(A) The error is in part $A$ because the subject 'Rosy' is a third-person singular noun. Therefore,the verb must be in the singular form 'washes' instead of 'wash' to maintain subject-verb agreement. The correct sentence is: 'Rosy herself washes all the clothes and never gives them to the laundry.'

(A) The error lies in part $A$. The phrase 'have not receptive' is grammatically incorrect because 'receptive' is an adjective. The correct structure requires the verb 'to be'. Therefore,the correct phrase should be 'Generally,people are not receptive'.

(B) The error is in part $B$. Since the main clause 'Pramod said' is in the past tense,the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense. Therefore,'prefers' should be changed to 'preferred'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase "is reporting" implies that the meeting itself is performing the action of reporting,which is logically incorrect. The meeting is the subject being reported upon. Therefore,it should be corrected to "is reported" to indicate passive voice,meaning the meeting is being reported to have taken place.

(B) The error lies in part $B$. The phrase "that which" is redundant when used with "Whatever". The correct construction should be "Whatever work you undertake,put your best efforts into it." Therefore,the phrase "that which" should be removed.

(D) The error lies in part $D$. The word $efficiently$ is an adverb,but here an adjective is required to modify the noun phrase $civic \text{ administration}$. Therefore,$efficiently$ should be replaced with $efficient$.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The noun 'sympathy' is incorrectly used here. The sentence requires a verb to follow the modal auxiliary 'cannot'. Therefore,'sympathy' should be replaced with the verb 'sympathise'. The correct sentence is: 'If you cannot sympathise with the poor,how will you be able to do social work?'

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The sentence describes an action that happened in the past,indicated by the word 'yesterday'. Therefore,the verb 'find' must be in the past tense form,which is 'found'.

(B) The error lies in part $B$ of the sentence. The phrase '$The$ $majority$ $of$ $the$' is followed by a plural noun ('computer professionals'),which requires a plural verb. Therefore,'recommends' (singular) should be replaced with 'recommend' (plural) to maintain subject-verb agreement.

(C) The error lies in part $C$. The word 'notion' is contextually incorrect here. The correct word to use in this context is 'impression',as a photograph provides a visual 'impression' of a structure rather than a 'notion' (which refers to an idea or belief). Therefore,the phrase should be 'impression of the structure'.