Spotting Error Quiz for IBPS Clerk Prelims VI – Set 2



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Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error if any will be in one
part of the sentence. The number of that part will be the answer. If there is
no error, mark (5) as your answer. (Ignore punctuation errors if any.)
1. I went to(1)/ the library to get (2)/ as many
information(3)/as I could.(4)/ No Error (5)
2. It wasn’t until (1)/ she saw the smirk (2)/ on his face
that Anny noticed (3)/ he was just putting her leg. (4)/ No Error (5)
3. Both of the (1)/ bicycles (2)/ in the garage (3)/ is
broken. (4)/ No Error (5)
4. Few of (1)/ the suggestions (2)/ sounds (3)/ reasonable
to me. (4)/ No Error (5)
5. The soccer player (1)/ was ejected because (2)/ he had
done something (3)/ that was without the rules. (4)/ No Error (5)
6. She’s the kind (1)/ of girl who knows (2)/ everything
about (3)/ everyone. (4) / No Error (5)
7. Ramesh is (1)/ as tall if not, (2)/ taller (3)/ than
Mahesh. (4)/ No Error (5)
8. Look, it’s (1)/ nearly midnight. (2)/ It’s almost time
(3)/ we went. (4)/ No Error (5)
9. Medicine should (1)/not be placed (2)/ with in reach (3)/
of small children. (4)/ No Error (5)

10. You should (1)/ not do it (2)/ because it is (3)/ almost
the rules.(4)/ No Error (5)
Answers:
  1. (3) I went to the library to get
    as much information as I could. The word information is an uncountable noun and
    should be used with much not with many.
  2. (4) ‘Pulling your leg’ is an
    idiomatic expression which means just joking.
  3. (4) The subject “both”
    is always plural.
  4. (3) The correct response is
    ‘sound’. The subject, “few,” is always plural, so we can’t have an -s
    ending on the verb.
  5. (4) The correct preposition to be
    used in this sentence is ‘against’.
  6. (5)
  7. (2) The correct construction
    should be ‘as tall as’.
  8. (3) ‘About time’ is the correct
    usage.
  9. (3) ‘Within’ should be used as a
    single word.
  10. (4) ‘Against the rules’ is the
    right usage.

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