Spotting Errors

Q: Find the error in the sentence: Between you and I, / he is not the / right person for / this challenging assignment.

Correct Answer: Option A (Between you and I,). The error is in part A. Wait, 'Between you and I' is incorrect; it should be 'Between you and me'. Thus, the error is in part A. Explanation: 'Between' is a preposition, and pronouns following a preposition must be in the objective case ('me' instead of 'I').

Q: Find the error in the sentence: Many a man / have succumbed to / the temptations of / wealth and immense power.

Correct Answer: Option B (have succumbed to). The error is in part B. The phrase 'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb. 'have' should be replaced by 'has'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: The boy who / stole the money / was ordered to / be hunged by the judge.

Correct Answer: Option D (be hunged by the judge.). The error is in part D. The past participle of 'hang' when it means execution is 'hanged', not 'hunged'. 'Hung' is used for suspending objects.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: I am looking / forward to meet / you at the / annual corporate gal

Correct Answer: Option B (forward to meet). The error is in part B. The phrase 'looking forward to' is followed by a gerund (V1 + -ing). It should be 'looking forward to meeting'.

Q: Find the error in the sentence: No boy in / the class is / as intelligent as / my younger brother.

Correct Answer: Option A (No boy in). The error is in part A. When comparing one item with the rest of the same class, 'other' must be used to exclude the item being compared. It should be 'No other boy in'.

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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)

Q36

Find the error in the sentence:
Between you and I, / he is not the / right person for / this challenging assignment.

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Q37

Find the error in the sentence:
Many a man / have succumbed to / the temptations of / wealth and immense power.

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Q38

Find the error in the sentence:
The boy who / stole the money / was ordered to / be hunged by the judge.

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Q39

Find the error in the sentence:
I am looking / forward to meet / you at the / annual corporate gal

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Q40

Find the error in the sentence:
No boy in / the class is / as intelligent as / my younger brother.

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Spotting Errors

Find the error in the sentence:
Between you and I, / he is not the / right person for / this challenging assignment.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
Many a man / have succumbed to / the temptations of / wealth and immense power.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
The boy who / stole the money / was ordered to / be hunged by the judge.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
I am looking / forward to meet / you at the / annual corporate gal

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Find the error in the sentence:
No boy in / the class is / as intelligent as / my younger brother.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas