English: Error Spotting Set 95 (New Pattern)

Direction (1-10): In the following questions choose the grammatically correct sentence from the given sentences.

  1. A) Make haste or you will be late.
    B) Make haste and you will be late.
    C) Make haste yet you will be late.
    D) You will be late or make haste.
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       Option A
  2. A) I have a lot of work; therefor I must do it now.
    B) I have a lot of work for I must do it now.
    C) I must do it now yet I have a lot of work.
    D) I have a lot of work which I must do now.
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       Option A
  3. A) Though the man is poor, he is happy.
    B) The man is poor, yet he is happy.
    C) the man is poor and happy.
    D) The man is poor , therefore he is happy.
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       Option D 
  4. A) You may stay here or go home.
    B) You go home but stay here.
    C) You may stay here nad go home
    D) You  may stay here yet go home.
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       Option A
  5. A) The old lady heard a knock at the door last night.
    B) The old lady had been hearing a knock at the door last night.
    C) The old lady has hearing a knock at the door last night.
    D) The old lady had heard a knock at the door last night.
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       Option A
  6. A) As the child was running, he was slipping.
    B) As the child was running, he had been slipping.
    C) As the child was running,, he had slipped.
    D) As the child was running, he slipped.
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       Option D 
  7. A) The match was beginning a short while ago.
    B) The match had begun on a short while ago.
    C) The match began a short while ago.
    D) The match had been beginning a short while ago.
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       Option C
  8. A) China had invaded India in 1962.
    B) China was invading India in 1962.
    C) China invaded India in 1962.
    D) China had been invading India in 1962.
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       Option C
  9. A) Mr. Dash asked his son which film he was seeing.
    B) Mr. Dash asked his son which film he saw.
    C) Mr. Dash asked his son which film he had been seeing.
    D) Mr. Dash asked his son which film he had seen.
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       Option A 
  10. A) If I knew the answer, I would have told you.
    B) If I was knowing the answer, I would have told you.
    C) If I had been knowing the answer, I would have told you.
    D) If I had known the answer, I would have told you.
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       Option D 

 

 

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14 Thoughts to “English: Error Spotting Set 95 (New Pattern)”

  1. Dream

    Thanks for this set , but i have a doubt in 3rd Please explain it .

  2. karthik

    5th one A/D?

    1. Srishti

      Action is completed in the past.
      Pure past simple tense.
      A is correct.

  3. TR!D!P

    i think in question 3 ans should be A…10th qustn ans a is correct?? would have ?? plz explain tq

    1. Srishti

      Although the man is poor yet he is happy.

      The man is poor therefore he is happy

      Given answer is correct.

      1. TR!D!P

        Mam i know ” if clause past tense thn main clause would +v1″ and ” if clause past perfect thn main clause would +have+v3″

        1. Srishti

          Yes! Updated!

      2. aspirant

        mam 3rd answer is wrong….do check that..thank you.

        1. Srishti

          Please Explain!

        2. aspirant

          mam in the answer therefore is given which means that is…..a person is happy because he is poor doesn’t make any sense….please do check this again

  4. gomathy priya

    ty az:)) but doubt in question 3

  5. the walking dead

    8-10:)

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