SSC English- Grammatical Errors

Directions (Q.1-10). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 'd'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

1. Ask her to call me when she will come back.
1. Ask her to call me
2. when she
3. will come back
4. No error

2. The curator told us the museum was not opened to the public on Sunday.
1. The curator told us
2. the museum was not opened
3. to the public on Sunday
4. No error

3. Long car journeys are even less pleasant for it is quite impossible to read even.
1. Long car journeys
2. are even less pleasant
3. for it is quite impossible to read even
4. No error

4. I declined the invitation not because I did not want to go but because I have no time.
1. I declined the invitation
2. not because I did not want to go
3. but because I have no time
4. No error

5. Kindly confirm by letter and telephone that you will be able to attend the interview.
1. Kindly confirm by letter and telephone
2. that you will be able
3. to attend the interview
4. No error

6. Supposing if it rains what shall we do?
1. Supposing if
2. it rains
3. what shall we do
4. No error

7. The captain along with his team are practicing very hard for the forthcoming match.
1. The captain along with his team
2. are practicing very hard
3. for the forthcoming match
4. No error

8. It was him who came running into the class-room.
1. It was him
2. who came running
3. into the class-room
4. No error

9. The capital of Yemen is situating 2190 metres above the sea level.
1. The capital of Yemen
2. is situating
3. 2190 metres above the sea level
4. No error

10. Ram was senior to Sam in college.
1. Ram was
2. senior to
3. Sam in college
4. No error

Answers
1-3 (replace 'will come' with 'comes')
2-2 (replace 'opened' with 'open')
3-3(use 'even read')
4-3(replace 'have' with 'had')
5-2(replace 'that' with 'whether')
6-1 (delete either 'Supposing' or 'if')
7-2(In the case of 'along with' verb is used according to the first subject )
8-1 (replace 'him' with 'he')
9- 2 ( replace 'situating' with 'situated')
10-4 (given sentence is grammatically correct)
Directions (Q.1-10). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 'd'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

1. Ask her to call me when she will come back.
1. Ask her to call me
2. when she
3. will come back
4. No error

2. The curator told us the museum was not opened to the public on Sunday.
1. The curator told us
2. the museum was not opened
3. to the public on Sunday
4. No error

3. Long car journeys are even less pleasant for it is quite impossible to read even.
1. Long car journeys
2. are even less pleasant
3. for it is quite impossible to read even
4. No error

4. I declined the invitation not because I did not want to go but because I have no time.
1. I declined the invitation
2. not because I did not want to go
3. but because I have no time
4. No error

5. Kindly confirm by letter and telephone that you will be able to attend the interview.
1. Kindly confirm by letter and telephone
2. that you will be able
3. to attend the interview
4. No error

6. Supposing if it rains what shall we do?
1. Supposing if
2. it rains
3. what shall we do
4. No error

7. The captain along with his team are practicing very hard for the forthcoming match.
1. The captain along with his team
2. are practicing very hard
3. for the forthcoming match
4. No error

8. It was him who came running into the class-room.
1. It was him
2. who came running
3. into the class-room
4. No error

9. The capital of Yemen is situating 2190 metres above the sea level.
1. The capital of Yemen
2. is situating
3. 2190 metres above the sea level
4. No error

10. Ram was senior to Sam in college.
1. Ram was
2. senior to
3. Sam in college
4. No error

Answers
1-3 (replace 'will come' with 'comes')
2-2 (replace 'opened' with 'open')
3-3(use 'even read')
4-3(replace 'have' with 'had')
5-2(replace 'that' with 'whether')
6-1 (delete either 'Supposing' or 'if')
7-2(In the case of 'along with' verb is used according to the first subject )
8-1 (replace 'him' with 'he')
9- 2 ( replace 'situating' with 'situated')
10-4 (given sentence is grammatically correct)