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Spot The Error Part-10

📆 November 1, 2024

Total Questions: 50

41. His son-in-laws / have enhanced / his business / within a short period. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) His son-in-laws
Solution:We can never write 'in-laws' because it is incorrect to add 's' in the suffix(of law).
  • However, we generally write son-in-law for a single male and sons-in-law for more than one male.
  • Similarly, the given sentence talks about two males.
  • Hence, 'His sons-in-law' is the most appropriate answer.

42. A businessman / at our colony / was found / COVID positive. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (a) at our colony
Solution:The preposition 'at' is used when you are at a specific address, at a general location, and at a point.
  • However, the preposition 'in' is used in a space, neighborhood, city and country. Similarly, the given sentence talks about a businessman in the neighborhood(colony).
  • Hence, 'in our colony' is the most appropriate answer.

43. Either of these / two roads / lead to / the post office. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) lead to
Solution:According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", 'Either of/ Neither of + Plural Subject + Singular verb' is grammatically the correct structure.
  • The given sentence has 'Roads' as a plural subject and 'leads' as a singular verb.
  • Hence, 'leads to' is the most appropriate answer.

44. His father / prevented him / to go abroad / for higher studies. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) to go abroad
Solution:We generally use the preposition 'from' with prevent not 'to'.
  • Hence, we will replace 'to' with 'from' and 'from going abroad' becomes the most appropriate answer.

45. What is the name / of the Swami / whom autobiography / impressed you so much? [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (b) whom autobiography
Solution:'Whom' is an object pronoun that refers to the person who was the recipient of an action.
  • However, 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun that refers to the person to whom something belongs. Similarly, the given sentence refers to a Swami to whom the autobiography belongs.
  • Hence, 'whose autobiography' is the most appropriate answer.

46. The crowd of the migrant worker at the station for the Shramik Special is unforgettable. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (b) of the migrant worker
Solution:'Crowd' means a large number of people in one place and these people are migrant workers(not a single worker) in the given sentence.
  • However, it is irrelevant to use the definite article 'the' as the workers are not specific.
  • Hence, 'of migrant workers' is the most appropriate answer.

47. Will you / listen me / when I tell you / the details? [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) listen me
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'to' is missing after 'listen'.
  • Hence, 'listen to me' is the most appropriate answer.

48. The crow held back / to the piece / of bread / with its claws. [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) The crow held back
Solution:'Held back' means to not do something & 'held on' means to maintain a grasp on something.
  • Both are phrasal verbs.
  • Similarly, in the given sentence, the crow grasps the piece of bread with its claws.
  • Hence, 'the crow held on' is the most appropriate answer.

49. The farmer is / cutting the corn / which has ripen / in the fields. [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) which has ripen
Solution:'Has + V3' is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence. However, the V₃ form of 'ripen' is 'ripened'.
  • Hence, 'has ripened' is the most appropriate answer.

50. I was told that we would met at five in the evening but no one has turned up for the meeting so far. [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) we would met
Solution:The form of the verb 'meet' is incorrect(met) in the context of the given sentence.
  • It should be written in the simple present form(meet).
  • Hence, 'we would meet' is the most appropriate answer.
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