Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of English Quiz for SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims examination based on error detection.   Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the numbers of that parts without error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (4).   1. News travel (a)/ very fast today (b)/ due to advancement in technology. (c) (1) AB (2) BC (3) AC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 2 Explanation: Use “travels‘ as the noun, “News‘ is singular. [/su_spoiler] 2. The Chairman made it clear at the meeting (a)/ that he will not step down (b)/ from his position as chairman. (c) (1) AC (2) BC (3) AB (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Replace “will‘ by “would‘ as the first clause is in the past tense. [/su_spoiler]   3. We had (a)/ lot of difficulty (b)/ in finding the way here. (c) (1) BC (2) AC (3) AB (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 2 Explanation: Use “a‘ before “lot of‘. [/su_spoiler]   4. Just as he was driving along the road, (a)/ a bus pulled up and the driver asked him (b)/ if he has seen a briefcase on the road. (c) (1) AB (2) AC (3) BC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Replace “has‘ by “had‘ because the first clause is in the “past indefinite tense. In such a case an event that took place earlier than that must be in the past perfect tense. [/su_spoiler]   5. Experience has taught me (a)/ not to ignore any man, high or low, (b)/ not to ignore anything, great or small. (c) (1) AB (2) BC (3) AC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Remove the words “not to ignore and use “nor‘. [/su_spoiler]   6. I have spent (a)/ most of my money, (b)/ so I can travel only bus. (c) (1) BC (2) AC (3) AB (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 2 Explanation: Use “the‘ before “most‘. When the preposition “of‘ is used after a superlative degree adjective like most, best, greatest, the article “the‘ is used before it. [/su_spoiler]   7. When my friends came to visit us (a)/ at the railway station (b)/ they left some of their luggages. (c) (1) AB (2) BC (3) AC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Replace “luggages‘ by “items of luggage‘. [/su_spoiler]   8. As an officer (a)/ he not only was competent (b)/ but also honest. (c) (1) AC (2) BC (3) AB (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 3 Explanation: Use “was‘ after “he‘. The clause would be “he was not only competent‘. [/su_spoiler]   9. If you will come tomorrow (a)/ we can go to the market (b)/ and do our own shopping together. (c) (1) BC (2) AC (3) AB (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Remove “will‘. In the conditional sentences, where both the acts are to take place in future the clause with “if‘ is in present indefinite tense. [/su_spoiler]   10. If we exercise regularly (a)/ we will be (b)/ more healthier. (c) (1) AB (2) BC (3) AC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Remove “more‘. “More‘ is not used with an adjective in its comparative degree. [/su_spoiler]   11. He boasts of having visited Europe many times (a)/ but he can neither speak English (b)/ nor he can speak French. (c) (1) AB (2) AC (3) BC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 1 Explanation: Remove “he can‘. It is superfluous. [/su_spoiler]   12. Whenever possible, one should avail the opportunity (a)/ that come one‘s way (b)/ if one wants to achieve success in life. (c) (1) AB (2) BC (3) AC (4) No error [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: 3 Explanation: Replace “come‘ by “comes‘ because the subject “opportunity‘ is singular in number. [/su_spoiler]   Regards Team Exampundit