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SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He was so inquisitive/ (b) that he rose many/ (c) questions in the class ./ (d) No error.

2. (a) He was borne of poor parents,/ (b) but brought up/ (c) in an affluent family./ (d) No error.

3. (a) The university was/ (b) found in 1950/ (c) when India was not self dependent in many aspects./ (d) No error.

4. (a) I complaint against him/ (b) as in spite of my repeated warnings/ (c) he failed to mend his ways./ (d) No error.

5. (a) Failure must not have/ (b) permanent affect on a person/ (c)because only the tough survive./ (d) No error.

6. (a) I keep my cool/ (b) and never loose my temper/ (c) even when provoked/ (d) No error.

7. (a) He lied on the grass/ (b) for hours/ (c) enjoying the cool breeze./ (d) No error.

8. (a) During the rainy season/ (b) many rivers overflew their banks/ (c) and caused great difficulty./ (d) No error.

9. (a) He lay his luggage/ (b) aside and lay down/ (c) to rest for a while./ (d) No error.

10. (a) When calamity fell the village,/ (b) they faced it/ (c) bravely./ (d) No error.

11. (a) The assassin was convicted/ (b) and ordered to/ (c) be hung./ (d) No error.

12. (a) If I leave now, / (b) I will not be able to/ (c) return back before 9 p.m ./ (d) No error.

13. (a) When the company offered him a purse on his retirement/ (b) he refused to/ (c) agree it ./ (d) No error.

14. (a) The timid creature was driven/ (b) into a narrow lane/ (c) where it was slewed by the kidnapper./ (d) No error.

15. (a) Being implicated in a murder case,/ (b) he was conclusively suspected/ (c) for all the unsolved murder cases./ (d) No error.

16. (a) My brother thinks/ (b) that somebody must have dared/ (c) him steal the scooter./ (d) No error.

17. (a) When I was young, / (b) I can run/ (c) faster than Mohan./ (d) No error.

18. (a) Harish needs not/ (b) come here/ (c) as it is getting dark./ (d) No error.

19. (a) He dare/ (b) not to/ (c) go there./ (d) No error.

20. (a) I use to/ (b) play Hockey/ (c) when I was of ten years./ (d) No error.

21. (a) A soldier/ (b) could fight/ (c) for his country and save his country's honour./ (d) No error.

22. (a) I would rather/ (b) die/ (c) then beg./ (d) No error.

23. (a) Run fast/ (b) lest you/ (c) will miss the train/ (d) No error.

24. (a) He hoped/ (b) that he will/ (c) pass the exam with flying colours./ (d) No error.

25. (a) You need to work hard/ (b) but you need not/ (c) to waste time on unimportant lessons/ (d) No error.

26. (a) She would broke/ (b) a plate every day/ (c) when she came to Delhi last month./ (d) No error.

27. (a) The old lady/ (b) prayed that he/ (c) may live long./ (d) No error.

28. (a) Rama must not to/ (b) have treated his mistress/ (c) like that. / (d) No error.

29. (a) Waste material/ (b) should be recycle/ (c) if possible/ (d) No error.

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30. (a) The Government cannot/ (b) be able to contain/ (c) Encephalitis by spending

just 1% of GDP on Health sector./ (d) No error.

31. (a) The police think/ (b) that he may be there/ (c) yesterday at the scene of crime./ (d) No error.

32. (a) "He may live long"/ (b) his sad mother/ (c) prayed./ (d) No error.

33. (a) He returned the purse/ (b) though he could keep/ (c) it very easily./ (d) No

error.

34. (a) When you had been young/ (b) you ought to learn/ (c) good habits./ (d) No error.

35. (a) If you get good marks/ (b) I shall happy/ (c) as much as you./ (d) No error.

36. (a) We ought to/ (b) honest/ (c) in our dealings./ (d) No error.

37. (a) It is very cold here/ (b) I should bring/ (c) my woolen clothes but I didn't./ (d) No error.

38. (a) Are you/ (b) used to get/ (c) up early?/ (d) No error.

39. (a) Our knowledge of history does not come to our help/ (b) and sometimes we even fail to remember/ (c) who invented America./ (d) No error.

40. (a) I think/ (b) the news/ (c) might true./ (d) No error.

41. (a) Very soon/ (b) I realised/ (c) that he is at fault/ (d) No error.

42. (a) He remembered/ (b) that his visa/ (c) will be expired in a month/ (d) No error.

43. (a) I wasn't/ (b) at the last meeting and/ (c) neither was you/ (d) No error.

44. (a) In any case no disciplinary action/ (b) are requíred/ (c) to be taken/ (d) No

error.

45. (a) The capital of Yemen/ b) is situating/ (c) 2190 metres above the sea level/ (d)

No error.

46. (a) Owing to the heavy rains,/ (b) the ship drowned/ (c) in the middle of the ocean./

(d) No error.

47. (a) If your jogging clothes/ (b) were not made of/ (c) permeable fabric you will

drown/ (d) in your sweat.