Words, phrases and sentences can be called the roots of any language. An error in their usage leaves an incomprehensible expression. It would be difficult to understand such sentences and it may also alter the meaning of the sentence. Hence, we must know the roots of the language so that we can understand the written text and its expression perfectly. An Error Spotting Test is to judge a candidate’s complete knowledge of parts of speech, and grammar.
Types
Subject Verb Agreement
Transition Verb
Parallel Pattern
If Conditions
Noun Count
Tense Correction
Proper Word Usage
Corelative Word
Number Usage
Avoidance Of Superfluous Words
Solved Examples
Directons: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Try yourself: The LHC is a magnificent engineering project, who's many "gee-whiz" features have been widely reported.
A
whose many "gee-whiz" feature have been widely reported.
B
who's "gee-whiz" features has been reported widely.
C
whose many "gee-whiz" features has been widely reported.
D
who's many "gee-whiz" features have been widely reported.
Correct Answer: A
Who's vs whose—whose is the possessive of who. 'many features' is plural, hence the verb has to be the plural 'have.'
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Try yourself: The OECD expects average GDP growth among their mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in 2010 and 2.3% in 2011 before bouncing back to 2.8% in 2012.
A
their most rich members to slow from 2.8% in 2010 and 2.3% in 2011
B
their mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in 2010 and 2.3% in 2011
C
its most rich members to slow between 2.8% in 2010 to 2.3% in 2011
D
its mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in 2010 to 2.3% in 2011
Correct Answer: D
The OECD is singular (that is why the verb is 'expects' rather than expect; the pronoun has to be consistent, hence its is necessary- their is incorrect, 'mostly rich members' is correct, 'their most rich members' is vague, 'from' needs to be followed by 'to', not 'and.' Option 4 corrects these errors.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Try yourself: The blame for rising obesity rates have been pinned on many things, including having more calorific diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of exercise and modern man's generally more stressful lot.
A
has been pinned on many things, including a more calorific diet
B
have been pinned to many things, including more calorific diets
C
have been pinned on many things, including a calorie rich diet
D
has been pinned on many things: having a more calorific diet
Correct Answer: A
Since the subject is 'the blame'—the verb has to be singular "has ', 'pinned on' is correct idiom. 'A more calorific diet' is parallel with 'the spread of ..' and a lack of ...' Hence option 4 is faulty parallelism.
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