Spotting Errors

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The panel of judges / have decided to / award the trophy to / the youngest participant.

Correct Answer: Option B (have decided to). The error is in part B. 'The panel of judges' is a collective noun acting as a single unit here, so it should take the singular verb 'has' instead of 'have'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: Scarcely had the minister / started his speech / then the crowd / began to protest loudly.

Correct Answer: Option C (then the crowd). The error is in part C. The correct correlative conjunction pair is 'Scarcely... when'. So, 'then' should be replaced by 'when'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: One of the most / significant factor / contributing to the crisis / is the lack of liquidity.

Correct Answer: Option B (significant factor). The error is in part B. The phrase 'One of the' is always followed by a plural noun. It should be 'significant factors' instead of 'factor'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: Neither the board of directors / nor the CEO are / willing to accept responsibility / for the financial debacle.

Correct Answer: Option B (nor the CEO are). The error is in part B. In 'Neither... nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. The closest subject is 'CEO' (singular), so 'are' should be 'is'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The company's new policy / aims to significantly increase / the overall productivity / of their employees.

Correct Answer: Option D (of their employees.). The error is in part D. 'Company' is a singular collective noun, so the singular possessive pronoun 'its' should be used instead of 'their'.

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Practice Spotting Errors questions with answers and step-by-step solutions. These problems are curated from recent campus placement test papers (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture) and competitive government exams (SSC CGL, Bank PO, RRB NTPC, UPSC).

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Directions & CaseletDirections: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Choose the part with the error. (Assume there is no punctuation error).

English Section: Finding Mistakes (50 Questions)

Find the error in the sentence:
The panel of judges / have decided to / award the trophy to / the youngest participant.

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Find the error in the sentence:
Scarcely had the minister / started his speech / then the crowd / began to protest loudly.

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Find the error in the sentence:
One of the most / significant factor / contributing to the crisis / is the lack of liquidity.

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Find the error in the sentence:
Neither the board of directors / nor the CEO are / willing to accept responsibility / for the financial debacle.

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Find the error in the sentence:
The company's new policy / aims to significantly increase / the overall productivity / of their employees.

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Spotting Errors

Find the error in the sentence:
The panel of judges / have decided to / award the trophy to / the youngest participant.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
Scarcely had the minister / started his speech / then the crowd / began to protest loudly.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
One of the most / significant factor / contributing to the crisis / is the lack of liquidity.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
Neither the board of directors / nor the CEO are / willing to accept responsibility / for the financial debacle.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
The company's new policy / aims to significantly increase / the overall productivity / of their employees.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas