Spot The Error Part-5

Total Questions: 50

11. We hardly knew nothing/ about the manager / who had recently joined. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (1st shift)]

(a) We hardly knew nothing
(b) No error
(c) about the manager
(d) who had recently joined

Correct Answer: (a) We hardly knew nothing

Solution:'Nothing' must be replaced with 'anything'.

'Hardly' and 'Nothing' both are negative words so we can't use them together.
We generally use the pronoun 'anything' in negative and interrogative sentences.
Hence, we hardly knew anything is the most appropriate answer.

12. Anti-party activities / improved my relations /with an opposition. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

(a) Anti-party activities
(b) No error
(c) Improved my relations
(d) With an opposition

Correct Answer: (d) With an opposition

Solution:Article 'An' must be replaced with 'the' as Article 'the' is used to represent a class or group.

Hence, 'with the opposition' is the most appropriate answer.

13. All the horses, except one, always / behaved in a rough manner when / Robert come to clean the stable. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

(a) behaved in a rough manner when
(b) Robert come to clean the stable
(c) No error
(d) All the horses, except one, always

Correct Answer: (b) Robert come to clean the stable

Solution:'Come' must be replaced with 'Came' as the first clause of the sentence "behaved in a rough manner" is in Past tense so the second clause must also be in the Simple Past tense (V₂).

Hence, 'Robert came to clean the stable' is the most appropriate answer.

14. You wash / the dishes / and / I dry the same. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

(a) and
(b) You wash
(c) I'dry the same
(d) the dishes

Correct Answer: (c) I'dry the same

Solution:'I dry' must be replaced with 'I will dry' as "Simple Future Tense(Will + V₁)" is used when discussing a planned action in the future that is related to a present action.

Hence, 'I will dry the same' is the most appropriate answer.

15. Select the grammatically correct sentence. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

(a) It was a hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchases and a couple of meetings.
(b) It was a hectic day for Susan with the lot of purchase and a couple of meetings.
(c) It was a hectic day for Susan with the lot of purchase and an couple of meetings.
(d) It was the hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchase and the couple of meetings.

Correct Answer: (a) It was a hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchases and a couple of meetings.

Solution:(a) It was a hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchases and a couple of meetings. (Correct)

(b) It was a hectic day for Susan with the lot of purchase and a couple of meetings. (Incorrect Noun)

(d) It was the hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchase and the couple of meetings. (Incorrect Article)

16. The doctor came/after the patient/had/pass away [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th.shift)]

(a) The doctor came
(b) pass pass away
(c) after the patient
(d) had

Correct Answer: (b) pass pass away

Solution:"Has/Have/Had V3(third form of the verb)" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence which is in the past perfect tense.

Hence, 'passed away' is the most appropriate answer.

17. Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years.

(a) When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years
(b) When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years.
(c) When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years.
(d) When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years.

Correct Answer: (d) When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years.

Solution:'Has been' must be replaced 'had been' as the first clause of the sentence is in Past Tense. So, we need to use "Past Perfect Tense (Had been + V-ing)" to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, 'Nupur had already been teaching(V₁- ing)' is the most appropriate answer.

18. She is in / an hurry / to meet / her brother. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

(a) to meet
(b) She is in
(c) her brother
(d) an hurry

Correct Answer: (d) an hurry

Solution:'An hurry' must be replaced with 'a hurry' as article 'A' is used before the words starting from a consonant sound (a conversation, a story).

Hence, 'She is in a hurry' is the most appropriate answer.

19. You should / see a oculist; / your eyes look / worse today. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

(a) your eyes look
(b) You should
(c) worse today
(d) see a oculist;

Correct Answer: (d) see a oculist;

Solution:Article 'a' must be replaced with 'an' as Article 'A' is used before the words starting from a consonant sound and Article 'An' is used before the words starting with vowel sound.

Hence, 'see a oculist' is the most appropriate answer.

20. Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

He was always been a grumpy man so I never liked him and avoided his company.

(a) He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.
(b) He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.
(c) He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.
(d) He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.

Correct Answer: (b) He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.

Solution:'Was' must be replaced with 'has' in the error part. As "has" is the auxiliary verb used with the past participle "been" to indicate a continuous state from the past to the present. Hence, 'he has always been' is the most appropriate answer.

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