Spot The Error Part- 8

Total Questions: 50

1. Give yourself a / chance to be distracted / of bad news. [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) of bad news.
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'of' must be replaced with 'by'.
  • Hence, 'distracted by bad news' is the most appropriate answer.

2. People that are lonely / have higher levels of / the hormone cortisol [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) People that are lonely
Solution:We generally use the relative pronoun 'who' for living things('people' in the given sentence).
  • Therefore, 'that' will be replaced with 'who'.
  • Hence, 'People who are lonely' is the most appropriate answer.

3. If someone you are talking / to is open of learning more, / encourage that continued curiosity. [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) to is open of learning more,
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'of' must be replaced with 'to'.
  • Hence, 'open to learning more' is the most appropriate answer

4. The Event Horizon Telescope can / help scientists analyze the shapes / and behaviors of event horizons. [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

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

5. The London-based Brodsky / Quartet, meanwhile, is one of / the world's leading string quartet. [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) the world's leading string quartet.
Solution:"One of the + Plural Subject" is grammatically the correct structure.
  • Similarly, 'quartets' will be the plural subject in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'one of the world's leading string quartets' is the most appropriate answer.

6. Ashwathama, Drona's / only son, has had developed / a fondness for lavish living. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) only son, has had developed
Solution:The given sentence is in the present perfect tense so the verb must be used in the present perfect form(has + V₂) and not in the past tense(had).
  • Hence, 'Drona's only son, has developed is the most appropriate answer.

7. Democrats are often more receptive / and accommodating of/ foreign people and cultures. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) and accommodating of
Solution:We generally use the same form of the verb before and after the conjunction 'and'. Therefore, 'accommodating' must be replaced with 'accommodative'.
  • Hence, 'receptive and accommodative of is the most appropriate answer.

8. Balloons filled with helium / travel hundreds or / even thousands of mile. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) even thousands of mile.
Solution:We will use the plural form of the noun 'mile' in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'thousands of miles' is the most appropriate answer.

9. Bushfire have created havoc / and exacerbated the conditions / of animals in the forest. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bushfire have created havoc
Solution:According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb.
  • In the given sentence, 'Bushfire' is a singular subject that will take 'has' as a singular verb.
  • Hence, 'Bushfire has created havoc' is the most appropriate answer.

10. You will never / regret this wonderful / experience with your life. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) experience with your life.
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'with' must be replaced with 'in'.
  • Hence, 'experience in your life' is the most appropriate answer.