Spotting Errors

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

Peter just (1) heard (2) that he had (3) cleared the entrance exam; (4) this made him jump with joy.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

It took time (1) for him to adapt to his (2) new job of a lab assistant as he (3) knew scarcely nothing about the (4) experiments performed.

Directions: Identify the part having an error and mark the suitable option:

(1) Of all the reasons given (2) by the defense, the last (3) two of them were the (4) most absurd.

Directions: Identify the part having an error and mark the suitable option:

(1) Will you (2) repeat the question (3) again, (4) please?

Directions: Identify the part having an error and mark the suitable option:

Lawyers and (1) doctors alike both agree that something (2) should be done about (3) the rise in medical (4) malpractice suits which are on the increase.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

Although thunder and lightning (1) are produced at the same time, light waves travel (2) more fast than sound (3) waves do; so we see the lightning (4) before we hear the thunder.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

During the summer (1) of 1998, the reason for (2) virtually every unusual weather condition, from (3) droughts and heat waves to floods and storms, was said to be (4) caused by El Nino.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

He (1) has sold his (2) old scooter for (3) worth seven thousand rupees. He goes to office (4) on foot now.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

She is (1) cleverer than her brother, but not (2) half as studious. (3) Isn’t it? (4)No error.

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

Engines used in space shuttles are (1) much larger and (2) much stronger than (3) the one's (4) used in the jets.