Spot The Error Part-4

Total Questions: 50

11. Hurray! Here is the toy / what I was looking for / as my birthday gift. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) what I was looking for
Solution:'What' must be replaced with 'that' as when we introduce a relative clause that provides more information about a noun, we typically use "that" or "which" instead of "what".
  • Hence, that i was looking for' is the most appropriate answer.

12. The politician was accused / of accepting bribes / and lied about it/ to the public. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) and lied about it
Solution:According to the 'Rule of Parallelism', two or more verbs must be in the same form if they are connected with one another.
  • Similarly, in the given sentence, 'and' connects two verbs 'accepting (Ving)' and 'lied'.
  • Therefore, lying (Ving)' must be used in place of 'lied'.
  • Hence, 'and lying about it' is the most appropriate answer.

13. The news/is/very good / to be true. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) very good
Solution:'Very' must be replaced with 'too' as 'too good to be true' is an idiom that means something is so positive or favorable.
  • Hence, 'too good' is the most appropriate answer.

14. This boy / is cleverest/of all / in the class. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) is cleverest
Solution:We generally use article 'the' with a superlative degree i.e. cleverest.
  • Hence, 'is the cleverest' is the most appropriate answer.

15. Identify the error in the use of preposition in the given. sentence and select the correct option. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Her family lost their way on Daman.

Correct Answer: (b) in
Solution:The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'in' as 'In' is used to indicate location or position within a place or area.
  • Similarly, in the sentence, 'Daman' is a location and we need to use the preposition 'in' before it.
  • Hence, 'in' is the most appropriate answer.

16. Select the sentence that has a grammatical error. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Rama can bowl fastly.
Solution:Rama can bowl fast. (Correct) 'Fast' is already an adverb. We can not add 'ly' to it.

17. I brought / an apple from a place you recommended / me earlier. [SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) a place you recommended
Solution:The article 'the' is used to refer to specific or particular nouns & articles 'a/an' are used for non-specific or non-particular nouns.
  • For example, if someone says, "Let's buy the book," it means a specific book but if someone says, "Let's buy a book," it means any book rather than a specific book.
  • Similarly, the given sentence talks about a specific place. Hence, 'the place you recommended' is the most appropriate answer.

18. A crocodile / was swimming/in a river. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) A crocodile
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

19. An old man whom / we met while coming back / from our college lives / at my uncle's Place. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) An old man whom
Solution:'An old man' must be replaced with 'the old man'.

The article 'the' is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.

  • Similarly, the given sentence talks about a particular old man.
  • Hence, 'the old man whom' is the most appropriate answer.

20. Select the grammatically correct version of the following sentence. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

He was youngest than his brother.

Correct Answer: (a) He was younger than his brother.
Solution:(a) He was younger than his brother. (Correct)

(b) He was youngest to his brother. (Incorrect Degree and Word)

(c) He was too young than his brother. (Incorrect Word and                    Degree)

(d) He was young to his brother. (Incorrect Degree and Word)