Spotting Errors

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The committee could not / come to a final / conclusion because they / was divided in their opinions.

Correct Answer: Option D (was divided in their opinions.). The error is in part D. When a collective noun ('committee', 'they') acts as individuals with divided opinions, it takes a plural verb. It should be 'were divided'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: He returned back / the money he had / borrowed from me / last week without any delay.

Correct Answer: Option A (He returned back). The error is in part A. 'Returned' means 'to come or give back'. Using 'back' with 'returned' is a redundant error. It should simply be 'He returned'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: Although he worked / very hard, but he / failed to secure / the first position.

Correct Answer: Option B (very hard, but he). The error is in part B. The conjunction 'Although' is followed by 'yet' or simply a comma, never by 'but'. 'but' should be removed.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The rich is / getting richer, while / the poor are / struggling to survive daily.

Correct Answer: Option A (The rich is). The error is in part A. When an adjective is used as a noun representing a class of people (The rich), it takes a plural verb. It should be 'The rich are'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: She told her / teacher that she / could not be able to / attend the class tomorrow.

Correct Answer: Option C (could not be able to). The error is in part C. 'Could' and 'able to' both indicate capability, so using them together is redundant. It should be 'would not be able to' or 'could not'.

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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)

Q31

Find the error in the sentence:
The committee could not / come to a final / conclusion because they / was divided in their opinions.

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Q32

Find the error in the sentence:
He returned back / the money he had / borrowed from me / last week without any delay.

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Q33

Find the error in the sentence:
Although he worked / very hard, but he / failed to secure / the first position.

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Q34

Find the error in the sentence:
The rich is / getting richer, while / the poor are / struggling to survive daily.

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Q35

Find the error in the sentence:
She told her / teacher that she / could not be able to / attend the class tomorrow.

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Spotting Errors

Find the error in the sentence:
The committee could not / come to a final / conclusion because they / was divided in their opinions.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
He returned back / the money he had / borrowed from me / last week without any delay.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
Although he worked / very hard, but he / failed to secure / the first position.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
The rich is / getting richer, while / the poor are / struggling to survive daily.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
She told her / teacher that she / could not be able to / attend the class tomorrow.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas