Spotting Errors

Explanation for option 1: This part does not contain any error. Explanation for option 2: “Greatest” will follow “the” to make it grammatically correct. Explanation for option 3: This is grammatically correct and does not need any change. Explanation for option 4: This is an invalid option.

Explanation for option 1: This part is grammatically correct. Explanation for option 2: “Two hours” is the correct phrase. Explanation for option 3: This part is grammatically correct. Explanation for option 4: This is not a valid option as part (B) contains an error.

Explanation for option 1: This part is correct. Explanation for option 2: “Herculean task” means (a work that requires great effort) is meaningful here. Explanation for option 3: Preposition “for” should be used here to get an appropriate meaning. Explanation for option 4: This option is not valid as part (C) contains an error.

Explanation for option 1: This part is correct. Explanation for option 2: This part does not have any error. Explanation for option 3: “A broken reed” (an undependable person) is a correct phrase. Explanation for option 4: This part cannot be taken as the right option because “part (C)” contains an error.

Explanation for option 1: This part is grammatically correct. Explanation for option 2: As the subject is plural, so “was” will be replaced by “were”. Explanation for option 3: This is correct. Explanation for option 4: This is not a valid option.

Here, (b) is incorrect as the preposition ‘in’ is used to indicate a place, state, etc. Here, ‘of’ will be correct as it is used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive or reason. In this case, the correct preposition refers to the cause due to which the charges had to be dropped.

Here, (b) is incorrect as ‘an’ is used as a form of the indefinite article that is used before words beginning with a vowel sound. Here, ‘a’ will be correct as it is used before a singular countable noun to refer to a person or a thing.

 Here, (b) is incorrect as there is no subject – verb agreement in this sentence. The subject – Anil, a singular proper noun and so, the verb – were at the movies, should also be singular and not plural. Thus, the correct would be ‘was’, which is a singular verb.

Here, (c) is incorrect as there is no subject–verb agreement between subject – the young boy and the verb – are going. Here, the correct verb should be ‘is going’.

Here, (d) is the correct option as the sentence has no error.

Here, (b) is incorrect as the plural verb ‘make’ does not agree with the singular noun ‘mastery’- the subject of the sentence. Thus, the correct verb should be 'makes', which is a singular form of the verb.

Here, the sentence is correct as given. There are no errors.

Here, (c) is incorrect as the preposition ‘off’ is used to indicate separation or distance between two points. Here, the preposition ‘of’ should be used as it is a functional word to indicate a point of reckoning.

Here, (d) is the correct option as the sentence has no error. Here, the subject – either is in agreement with the singular verb – is, which is correct.

Here, (a) is incorrect as ‘should’ must be used in place of 'would'.