Spot The Error Part-9

Total Questions: 50

31. Marine vertebrates are / valuable for / many reasons. [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

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

32. In many places, restoring extreme effective strategy. mangrove forests can be an [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) extreme effective strategy
Solution:The given sentence needs an adverb to modify the adjective(effective) and not an adjective(extreme).
  • Hence, 'extremely effective strategy' is the most appropriate answer.

33. Sometimes I act / like a fool, and she has / to step into save me. [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) to step into save me
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'into' must be replaced with 'in' because 'step in' is the correct phrase which means to help somebody in a difficult situation like she helps the narrator in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'she has to step in to save me' is the most appropriate answer.

34. A man tends to one / of the horses after it's / training at a stud farm. [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) of the horses after it's
Solution:"It's" is a contraction and should be used where a sentence normally reads "it is", the apostrophe('s) indicates that part of a word has been removed like "It's raining' is a contraction of - It is raining.
  • Whereas, "Its" with no apostrophe('s) is the possessive form of the pronoun 'it' which means belonging to it like the dog hurt its tail. Similarly in the given sentence, training is of a man.
  • Hence, 'the horses after its' is the most appropriate answer.

35. Concern above rising pollution / led to the / formulation of /various action plans. [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Concern above rising pollution
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'above' must be replaced with 'about' because the verb 'concern' generally takes the preposition 'about'.
  • Hence, 'Concern about rising pollution' is the most appropriate answer.

36. Young scientists have fresh ideas; they are ambitious and highly productive. [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Evening)]

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

37. Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience. [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) with his own life experience
Solution:The given sentence talks about different 'experiences' acquired throughout the life by the writer.
  • Hence, 'with his own life experiences' is the most appropriate answer.

38. Despite the doctor's stern warning, / he continued taking sugar/in his tea. [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

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

39. I am dealing with / some family issues / right now. [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

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

40. The brightest stars / can be 30,000 times / most luminous/than the Sun [SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) most luminous
Solution:We always use a comparative degree adjective like more, better, greater, etc. when we make a comparison between two things, not superlative degree adjectives like most, best, greatest, etc.
  • Similarly, 'brightness' of the Sun and other stars is being compared in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'more luminous' is the most appropriate answer.
  • The given sentence is grammatically correct.