Spot The Error Part- 6

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

(a) the ideal trade-off soon.
(b) we will arrive at
(c) No error
(d) I hope that

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)]

(a) everyone smile
(b) I would have made
(c) If I was a clown,
(d) No error

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)]

(a) No error
(b) Peoples might confess
(c) just to get out of
(d) the interrogation room.

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)]

(a) No error
(b) Many female mammals
(c) only when they mate.
(d) including rabbits and cats, ovulate

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)]

(a) with parents is know
(b) to be important
(c) No error
(d) One-to-one interaction

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)]

(a) No error
(b) on the team, I've never seen you
(c) played badminton, are you good?
(d) It'd be really cool if you got

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)]

(a) relevant to the case, it couldn't
(b) Even if a evidence was,
(c) No error
(d) be used to determine the reprobate

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)]

(a) No error
(b) the more loud they would scream.
(c) more I asked them to quiet down,
(d) The kids there were so notorious, the

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)]

(a) Unadulterated and unabashed were
(b) the two words that the judge use
(c) to define his performance.
(d) No error

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)]

(a) as strong possible.
(b) The Federalists wished to
(c) No error
(d) make the central government

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.