Spot The Error Part-10

31. I will spend / my rest of remaining / life in my / native village. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) my rest of remaining
(b) life in my
(c) native village
(d) I will spend

Correct Answer: (a) my rest of remaining

Solution:We cannot use 'rest' & 'remaining' together in a sentence as it becomes the case of superfluousness(not necessary).

Hence, 'remaining' will be removed from the sentence & 'the rest of my life' is the most appropriate answer.

32. We yet / have time / to catch / the bus. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) have time
(b) to catch
(c) the bus
(d) We yet

Correct Answer: (d) We yet

Solution:'Still' means starting in the past and continuing until now.

However, 'still' generally comes before a verb in the present perfect form(has/have) and 'yet' usually comes at the end of the sentence.
Similarly in the given sentence, the time for catching the bus has started in the past and continued till now.
Hence, 'We still' is the most appropriate answer.

33. This dog seems / to be very ferocious, / otherwise, / it is harmless. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) otherwise
(b) to be very ferocious
(c) it is harmless
(d) This dog seems

Correct Answer: (a) otherwise

Solution:'Otherwise' is a conjunction that means apart from that.

However, 'But' is also a conjunction that is used for introducing an idea that contrasts with or is different from what has just been said.
Similarly in the given sentence, the statement that the dog is harmless contrasts with its characteristic of being ferocious (violent).
Hence, 'But' is the most appropriate answer.

34. The girl lay down / on the bed / besides her mother / and went to sleep. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) on the bed
(b) besides her mother
(c) The girl lay down
(d) and went to sleep

Correct Answer: (b) besides her mother

Solution:'Besides' means 'in addition to something' & 'Beside' means 'at the side of, or next to somebody/something'.

However, the given sentence states that the girl lay down on the bed next to her mother and went to sleep.
Hence, 'beside her mother' is the most appropriate answer.

35. He went / to the bed / with a / slight fever. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) slight fever
(b) to the bed
(c) with a
(d) He went

Correct Answer: (b) to the bed

Solution:We generally use the phrases 'go to bed', 'gone to bed' or 'went to bed'.

Hence, we will remove the definite article 'the' from the given sentence and 'went to bed' becomes the most appropriate answer.

36. The city turned out / to be very / different to what / he had expected. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) to be very
(b) The city turned out
(c) he had expected
(d) different to what

Correct Answer: (d) different to what

Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.

The preposition 'to' after 'different must be replaced with 'from' because 'different' generally takes the preposition 'from' with it.
Hence, 'different from what' is the most appropriate answer.

37. Your name / precedes before / mine / in the list. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) mine
(b) Your name
(c) precedes before
(d) in the list

Correct Answer: (c) precedes before

Solution:We cannot write 'precedes' and 'before' together in a sentence as they have similar meanings & that will become a case of superfluousness(not necessary).

Hence, 'before' must be removed from the sentence to make it grammatically correct.

38. You should / avail this opportunity / to demonstrate / your skills. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) You should
(b) your skills
(c) avail this opportunity
(d) to demonstrate

Correct Answer: (c) avail this opportunity

Solution:'Avail' always takes the preposition 'of' and a reflexive pronoun(myself, yourself, ourselves, etc.) in accordance with the given subject(You).

Hence, 'avail yourself of this opportunity' is the most appropriate answer.

39. He was unable / to help me because / he had been failed / to arrange the money. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) to help me because
(b) to arrange the money
(c) he had been failed
(d) He was unable

Correct Answer: (c) he had been failed

Solution:The given sentence is in the simple past tense so the verb must be used in its simple past form(failed) and not in the past perfect form(had been failed).

Hence, 'he failed' is the most appropriate answer.

40. He often / persists to ask / awkward questions / at the board meetings. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) He often
(b) persists to ask
(c) awkward questions
(d) at the board meetings

Correct Answer: (b) persists to ask

Solution:"Persist + in + V-ing" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.

Hence, the preposition 'to' must be replaced with the preposition 'in' and 'persists in asking (V-ing)' becomes the most appropriate answer.