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Verbal Ability ➤ Spotting Errors

Spotting Errors : Direction To Solve

Each questions has a sentence with three parts labelled (1), (2) and (3). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (1) or (2) or (3). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (4).
Question 6
Q6.  Henry asked his wife(1)/ what had she prepared(2)/ for dinner that night.(3)/ No Error (4)
 

Answer :  (2)


In Indirect speech Interrogative sentence is changed into Assertive.

Hence, what she had prepared - should be used here.
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Question 7
Q7.  If you hear(1)/ engaged tone(2)/ replace the receiver and dial again.(3)/ No Error.(4)
 

Answer :  (2)


Here, Article i.e. an/the engaged tone ... should be used.
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Question 8
Q8.  The number of applications has risen(1)/ this year by(2)/ as many as 50 %.(3)/ No Error (4)
 

Answer :  (4)


No Error
⚔ DISCUSS

Question 9
Q9.  I am afraid(1)/ I did a mistake(2)/ in the calculation.(3) / No Error. (4)
 

Answer :  (2)


Make a mistake is a correct idiomatic expression.
Hence, I made a mistake - should be used.
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Question 10
Q10.  Many a student(1)/ have passed(2)/ the IIT examination.(3)/ No Errors.(4)
 

Answer :  (2)


Many a student certainly gives a plural sense, but is followed by a singular verb.
Hence, has passed - should be used. We can also use (had passed) simple past here.
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