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)]

(a) No error
(b) sweet, rich and complex.
(c) Humans are drawn to
(d) foods that is fatty,

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)]

(a) cleanest, a home worthy of
(b) spending our lives together.
(c) It would be neat and
(d) No error

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)]

(a) oil into my scalp to cool my brain.
(b) No error
(c) evening, so she rubs brahmi
(d) I had been angry the whole

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)]

(a) nearer the end
(b) No error
(c) when it gets close
(d) Eddie just panics

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)]

(a) did that stranger Englishman
(b) I have never seen a man
(c) No error
(d) get off his horse quick as

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)]

(a) were seeing each other after many years.
(b) Catherine at the supermarket, they
(c) No error
(d) Susan had recently run on to

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)]

(a) of great technology that had
(b) No error
(c) There are already many examples
(d) born in the United States.

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)]

(a) could see nothing below now.
(b) the chill as they soar upwards; he
(c) Harry's eyes watered in
(d) No error

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)]

(a) secretly, in search of his friend.
(b) At night, lying sleepless, he considered
(c) sending messengers besides the country,
(d) No error

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)]

(a) to play the game.
(b) No error
(c) his sisters are ready
(d) Neither Ram nor

Correct Answer: (b) No error

Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

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