Spot The Error Part- 6

Total Questions: 50

11. I hope that / we will arrive at / the ideal trade-off soon. [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) No error
Solution:The sentence is grammatically correct.

12. If I was a clown, / I would have made / everyone smile. [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) If I was a clown,
Solution:'Was' must be replaced with 'Were'.
  • When expressing unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future, the subjunctive mood is used, which requires the use of 'were' instead of 'was' after 'if'.
  • Hence, 'If I were a clown' is the most appropriate answer.

13. Peoples might confess / just to get out of / the interrogation room. [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Peoples might confess
Solution:'Peoples' must be replaced with 'people' as people is already the plural form and it doesn't require 's' to make its plural form.
  • Hence, 'people might confess' is the most appropriate answer.

14. Many female mammals, / including rabbits and cats, ovulate / only when they mate. [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) No error
Solution:The sentence is grammatically correct.

15. One-to-one interaction / with parents is know / to be important [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) with parents is know
Solution:'Know' must be replaced with 'known' as the given sentences is in passive voice (is + Vs).
  • The 3rd form of the verb 'Know' is 'known'.
  • Hence, 'with parents is known' is the most appropriate answer.

16. It'd be really cool if you got / on the team, I've never seen you/ played badminton, are you good? [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) played badminton, are you good?
Solution:'Played' must be replaced with 'play' as we generally use bare infinitives after the verbs such as let, bid, see, hear, watch, observe, etc.
  • Hence, 'play badminton, are you good' is the most appropriate answer.

17. Even if a evidence was / relevant to the case, it couldn't/ be used to determine the reprobate. [SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Even if a evidence was,
Solution:'A evidence' must be replaced with 'the evidence'.
  • 'Evidence' is an uncountable noun, so we can not use article 'a / an'.
  • Here, the person talking about the evidence is familiar with it and we use article 'the' for things that are familiar or known to us.
  • Hence, 'Even if the evidence was' is the most appropriate answer.

18. The kids there were so notorious, the / more I asked them to quiet down, / the more loud they would scream. [SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) the more loud they would scream.
Solution:The phrase 'the more loud will be replaced with the correct comparative degree 'the louder'.
  • Hence, 'the louder they would scream' is the most appropriate answer.

19. Unadulterated and unabashed were / the two words that the judge use / to define his performance. [SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) the two words that the judge use
Solution:The main clause in the given sentence is in Simple Past tense(indicated by 'were').
  • The given sentence is narrating a past event.
  • So, we need to use the past form of the verb i.e. 'used' in place of 'use'.
  • Hence, 'the two words that the judge used' is the most appropriate answer.

20. The Federalists wished to / make the central government / as strong possible. [SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) as strong possible.
Solution:. 'As strong possible' will be replaced with' as strong as possible.
  • This is because "As...as" is a comparative structure that shows similarity or equality between two elements.
  • It is used to compare two things or actions and indicates that they are of the same degree or level.
  • Hence, 'as strong as possible' is the most appropriate answer.