Error Detection

Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1. 1) Elections in India is similar to the apocryphal story / 2) of the elephant whose reality / 3) is variously misinterpreted / 4) by blind men feeling different parts of it. / 5) No error

2. 1) If you is caught driving above the speed limit / 2) you might end up spending six months / 3) in jail rather than get off / 4) by just paying a small fine. / 5) No error

3. 1) Known for her immaculate turnout in public, / 2) Thatcher’s appointments diary reveals, she had / 3) her hair style 120 times in 1984, / 4) an average of once in three days. / 5) No error

4. 1) Snow, high winds and a glacial chill / 2) hit northeastern United States as a blast of / 3) brutal wintry weather bore down / 4) on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic. / 5) No error

5. 1) The successful launch of Mangalyaan is crucial for India / 2) as it will be the first step / 3) towards building rockets / 4) that can carry heavier payloads. / 5) No error


Answers
1- 1 replace is with are
2- 3 replace get with getting
3-3  replace style with styled
4- 2 insert the after hit
5-5
Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1. 1) Elections in India is similar to the apocryphal story / 2) of the elephant whose reality / 3) is variously misinterpreted / 4) by blind men feeling different parts of it. / 5) No error

2. 1) If you is caught driving above the speed limit / 2) you might end up spending six months / 3) in jail rather than get off / 4) by just paying a small fine. / 5) No error

3. 1) Known for her immaculate turnout in public, / 2) Thatcher’s appointments diary reveals, she had / 3) her hair style 120 times in 1984, / 4) an average of once in three days. / 5) No error

4. 1) Snow, high winds and a glacial chill / 2) hit northeastern United States as a blast of / 3) brutal wintry weather bore down / 4) on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic. / 5) No error

5. 1) The successful launch of Mangalyaan is crucial for India / 2) as it will be the first step / 3) towards building rockets / 4) that can carry heavier payloads. / 5) No error


Answers
1- 1 replace is with are
2- 3 replace get with getting
3-3  replace style with styled
4- 2 insert the after hit
5-5

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