Spotting the Errors (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

1. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

You will be(a)/ answerable for the court with(b)/ any lies you have told.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Use preposition ‘to’ in place of ‘for’ after the word ‘answerable’, as ‘answerable’ is always followed by preposition ‘to’.

2. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

She felt(a)/ terribly anxious for have to sing(b)/ in front of such a large audience.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Use ‘about singing’ in place of ‘for have to sing’ to make the sentence correct. The word ‘anxious’ is used about something or for someone.

3. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

I don’t agree(a)/ with smacking children(b)/ if they do something wrong.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

There is no error and the sentence is grammatically correct.

4. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

The fruit(a)/ can be made(b)/ to jam.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) Replace the preposition ‘to’ with ‘into’ to make the sentence correct and meaningful.

5. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

I asked him(a)/ what he(b)/ has done.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

‘Has done’ should be replaced with ‘had done’ to make the given syntax correct.

6. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

There have been a tornado watch(a)/ issued for Texas country(b)/ until 11 O’ clock tonight.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, in part (a) Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’ as the subject of the verb is singular to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

7. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

Although the Red Cross accepts blood from the donors(a)/ the nurses will not leave you give blood(b)/ if you have just had cold.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) Replace ‘leave’ with ‘let’ to make it correct and meaningful.

8. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

A prism is used to refract white light(a)/ so it spreads out(b)/ in a continuous spectrum.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) ‘so that it’ will be used in place of ‘so it’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

9. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

Because of the movement of a glacier(a)/ the form(b)/ of the Great Lakes was very slow.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

According to the given sentence, in part (b) ‘forming’ will be used in place of ‘form’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

10. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

The new model costs(a)/ twice more than(b)/ last year’s model.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Use ‘as much as’ in place of ‘more than’ to make the sentence correct and meaningful.