April 26, 2016

English Language: Spotting Error Set - 1

Directions (Q. 1-10): Read this 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 part with the error as your answer.If there is no error,mark 'No error' as your answer.(Ignore the errors of punctuation,if any.)

1. New businesses today / are increasing focusing on / introducing various perks and motivation programmes / to help retain employees.

1) New businesses today
2) are increasing focusing on
3) introducing various perks and motivation programmes
4) to help retain employees.
5) No error

2. Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe / if we invest in building infrastructure that / can withstand the devastating impacts of storms / which have become more severe.

1) Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe
2) if we invest in building infrastructure that
3) can withstand the devastating impacts of storms
4) which have become more severe
5) No error

3. We all have at / some point of time in our lives / wondered if we are actually / being too nice to someone.

1) We all have at
2) some point of time in our lives
3)wondered if we are actually
4) being too nice to someone.
5) No error.

4. How serious is the country's / economic problems and how / big an impact will these / have on the world economies?

1) How serious is the country's
2) economic problems and how
3) big an impact will these
4) have on the world economies?
5) No error

5. As GDP growth is half of what it / is just a few years ago, the country / desperately needs to cut red tape and improve / infrastructure to boost investment and growth.

1) As GDP growth is half of what it
2) is just a few years ago, the country.
3) desperately needs to cut red tape and improve
4) infrastructure to boost investment and growth
5) No error

6. The survey asked respondents / from more than 50 countries to / identify kinds of people / they would want as neighbours.

1) The survey asked respondents
2) from more than 50 countries to
3) identify kinds of people
4) they would want as neighbours.
5) No error

7. The Prime Minister's speech laid out how / it is important to encourage female participated / in the economy yet the percentage of female lawmakers in / the lower house of parliament has fallen to 8 per cent.

1) The Prime Minister's speech laid out how
2) it is important to encourage female participated
3) in the economy yet the percentage of female lawmakers in
4) the lower house of parliament has fallen to 8 per cent.
5) No error

8. The pace and scale of / the country's economic transformation / have no / historical precendent.

1) The pace and scale of
2) the country's economic transformation
3) have no
4) historical precendent
5) No error

9. The police tactfully handled / the farmer's agitation for /  higher prices which is created / law and order problem in the district every year.

1) The police tactfully handled
2) the farmer's agitation for
3) higher prices which is created
4) law and order problem in the district every year.
5) No error

10. After weeks of talks / the two parties failed to resolving / their differences and the makers eventually / decided to look for an alternative.

1) After weeks of talks
2) the two parties failed to resolving
3) their differences and the makers eventually
4) decided to look for an alternative.
5) No error.

Answers

1)  2 ; Substitute " increasing " with " increasingly "
2)  4 ; Replace " became " with " become "
3)  1 ; It should read " we have all at "
4)  1 ; Replace " is " with " are "
5)  2 ; Replace " is " with " was "
6)  3 ; Replace " kinds " with " the kind "
7)  2 ; Replace " participated " with " participation "
8)  3 ; Replace " have " with " has "
9)  3 ; Replace " is created " with " creates "
10) 2 ; Replace "resolving" with "resolve"