Spot The Error (Part-7)

Total Questions: 50

1. Humans are drawn to / foods that is fatty, / sweet, rich and complex. [SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) foods that is fatty,
Solution:The phrase 'that is' will be replaced with 'that are' because the antecedent(foods) of the relative pronoun 'that' is plural.
  • Plural verbs should be used for plural antecedent.
  • Hence, 'that are' will be the most appropriate answer.

2. It would be neat and /cleanest, a home worthy of / spending our lives together. [SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) cleanest, a home worthy of
Solution:'Cleanest' must be replaced with 'clean' as "cleanest" is a superlative form of the adjective "clean."
  • Superlatives are used to compare three or more items or qualities.
  • However, in this sentence, there is no comparison being made between multiple homes or qualities.
  • So, we can use the adjective "clean" alone.
  • Hence, 'Clean, a home worthy of is the most appropriate answer.

3. I had been angry the whole / evening, so she rubs brahmi / oil into my scalp to cool my brain. [SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) evening, so she rubs brahmi
Solution:'Rubs' must be replaced with 'rubbed' as the verb "rub" should be in the past tense to match the tense of the sentence.
  • Since the sentence is written in the past tense ("had been angry"), the action of rubbing the brahmi oil into the scalp should also be in the past tense.
  • Hence, 'evening, so she rubbed brahmi' is the most appropriate answer.

4. Eddie just panics / when it gets close / nearer the end. [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) nearer the end
Solution:'Nearer' must be removed as the phrase 'close' and 'nearer' convey the same meaning of proximity or nearness.
  • Hence, 'close to the end' is the most appropriate answer.

5. I have never seen a man / get off his horse quick as / did that stranger Englishman. [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) get off his horse quick as
Solution:"As...as" is a comparative structure used to compare two things and 'as + adverb(quickly) + as' is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'get off his horse as quickly as' is the most appropriate answer.

6. Susan had recently run on to/ Catherine at the supermarket, they / were seeing each other after many years. [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Susan had recently run on to
Solution:The correct phrasal verb is 'run into'.
  • 'Run into' means to accidentally meet someone.
  • Hence, 'Susan had recently run into' is the most appropriate answer.

7. There are already many examples / of great technology that had/born in the United States. [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) of great technology that had
Solution:'Had' must be replaced with 'has been' as we need to use the passive voice of present perfect tense (has been +V) that indicates the technology came into existence in the past and still exists in the present.
  • Hence, 'Of great technology that has been born' is the most appropriate answer.

8. Harry's eyes watered in / the chill as they soar upwards; he/ could see nothing below now. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) the chill as they soar upwards; he
Solution:'Soar' must be replaced with 'soared' as the given sentence is in simple past tense and we need to use the pronoun 'he' for the singular noun (Harry).
  • Hence, 'the chill as he soared upwards he' is the most appropriate answer.

9. At night, lying sleepless, he considered / sending messengers besides the country, / secretly, in search of his friend. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) sending messengers besides the country,
Solution:The word 'besides' must be replaced with 'beyond' to refer to something that is on the other side or further away.
  • Hence, sending messengers beyond the country' is the most appropriate answer.

10. Neither Ram nor / his sisters are ready / to play the game. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

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