SPOTTING ERROR
Directions (1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
1. The relationship between ( 1) / small and large business in (2) / many countries have changed (3)/ considerable due to modern franchising (4)./ No error (5)
2. My friend will not only (1) / receive you at the (2) / station and also (3)/ have you as a guest in his house (4)/ No error(5)
3. Each of the (1)/ mistakes have (2) / to be corrected before (3) /printing the article. (4)/ No error(5)
4. Which time (1)/ do you have to (2) / go to (3) / the dentist tomorrow? (4)/ No error.(5)
5. The journalist along with (1)/ the camera crew were (2) / kidnapped by the (3) / militants last night. (4) / No error (5)
6. She told her son (1) / to wait in the car (2) / until she does not (3) / return from the shop. (4) / No error(5)
7. The number of flu cases (1) / is decreasing slowly, (2)/ thanks to the (3) / timely governmental efforts. (4) / No error (5)
8. The principal spotted Indira (1) / which was sitting in (2)/ the canteen at the time when (3)/ she should be attending the classes. (4) / No error(5)
9. If I will (1) / meet (2) / Nayan in the meeting, (3) / I will give him your message(4)/ No error(5)
10. Without a doubt, (1) / Ahmad is the most (2) / sincere of all the (3) / student in the class. (4) / No error (5)
ANSWERS With Explanations:
1. (3) The structure of some sentence is :
Noun + Preposition + Noun + Preposition + ……..
In such sentences, the Verb is used according to the Number and Person of the Noun used before the first preposition.
For example: The cost of production of consumer goods in all countries is increasing.
Hence, in the given sentence, has changed ‘should be used in place of ‘have changed’.
2. (3) There are some words which always come in pairs and function as conjunction. These are called correlatives. These are : either ….. or, neither …. Nor, both ….. and , not only ….. but also , as much …. as.
The rule behind their use is : the part of speech that is used with the first part must also be used with the other part.
For Example: He gave me not only a book but also money.
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(Noun) (Noun)
So, ‘and also’ should be replaced by ‘but also’
3. (2) If the subject of a sentence be a Distributive Pronoun (each / everyone / either / neither), then the Verb is always singular.
For example: Each of them has come.
Here, the use of Plural Verb will be incorrect.
Therefore, ‘have’ should be replaced by ‘has’.
4. (1)‘Which time’ should be replaced by ‘when’
5. (2): The subject (Nouns / Pronouns) Connected with ‘alongwith’ ‘together with’ have the Verb’ according to the number of the first Subject. Here, ‘Journalist is singular. Hence, Singular Verb’ ‘was‘should be used.
6. (3): Use affirmative sentence after ‘Until’.
Look at the sentences:
You are not going out until you have finished this.
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(affirmative sentence)
7. (5)
8. (2) : Who is used to show which person or people you mean.
Hence, use ‘who’ in place of ‘which’.
9. (1): If two events (conditional) are possible in future, then first one is used In Simple Present.
Hence, replace ‘If I will meet’ by ‘If I meet’.
10. (4): Countable Noun/ Pronoun after ‘all’ is plural. Hence, replace,‘student in the class’ by ‘students in the class’.