COMMON ERRORS
116. Banks were developed to keep         130. When you have gone through the               Directions (146-155) : In the fol-
     people’s money safe (1)/ and to             papers (1)/ kindly return them        lowing quesions, some of the sen-
     make it available (2)/ when they            (2)/ to us. (3)/ No error (4).        tences have errors and some have
     need it. (3)/ No error (4)           131. You could be better off these days      none. Find out which part of a sen-
                                                 (1)/ and this enables you (2)/ to     tence has an error and select to the
117. Based on the newspaper reports,
                                                                                       appropriate number (1, 2, 3). If there
     (1)/ we can conclude that (2)/              have little more fun. (3)/ No er-
                                                                                       is No error, select the number ‘4’.
     many accidents caused by reck-              ror (4).
                                                                                       146. A moment delay (1)/ would have
     less driving. (3)/ No error (4)      132. In that wholesale shop (1)/ they              proved costly (2)/ in the situa-
118. He walked (1)/ till the (2)/ end            do not sell (2)/ fewer than ten             tion. (3)/ No error (4)
     of the street. (3)/ No error (4)            bags of rice. (3)/ No error (4).      147. Ram disappointed his mother
119. The strain of all (1)/ the difficul- 133. The period (1)/ between 1980 to               (1)/ as he did not (2)/ write to
     ties and vexations and anxieties            1990 (2)/ was very significant              her very often. (3)/ No error (4)
     (2)/ are more than he could bear.           in my life. (3)/ No error (4).        148. After you will return (1)/ from
     (3)/No error (4)                     134. He is not the fastest bowler (1)/             Chennai (2)/ I will come and see
120. In the background they could                in the Indian team, (2)/ isn’t he           you. (3)/ No error (4)
     hear John laughing and joking               (3)/ No error (4).                    149. Scenes from the film (1)/ had to
                                                                                             be censured (2)/ before it was
     loudly. (1)/ John was the life and   135. I went into (1)/ the bank and (2)/
                                                                                             released. (3)/ No error (4)
     soul of any party (2)/ and he was           withdrew some money. (3)/ No
                                                                                       150. When my sister was ill (1)/ I
     cracking a joke every few min-              error (4).                                  went to the hospital (2)/ on al-
     utes. (3)/ No error (4)                     Directions (136-145) : In the fol-          ternative days. (3)/ No error (4)
121. I was thinking (1)/ if I could do    lowing questions, some of the sen-           151. The beautiful (1)/ surrounding of
     (2)/ anything to help. (3)/ No       tences have errors and some have                   the place (2)/ enchanted me.
     error (4)                            none. Find out which part of a sen-                (3)/ No error (4)
122. I meant nothing (1)/ less than       tence has an error. The number of that       152. No porter being available (1)/ he
     (2)/ to compel you to come. (3)/     part is your answer. Your answer is                carried (2)/ all his luggages him-
                                          (4) i.e., No error.                                self. (3)/ No error (4)
     No error (4)
                                                          (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 153. He will not be able (1)/ to cope
123. Females (1)/ are not appointed                               Exam. 10.12.2006)          up with (2)/ the pressure of
     (2)/ in our college. (3)/ No er-     136. I found (1)/ the two first chap-              work. (3)/ No error (4)
     ror (4)                                     ters of the book (2)/ particularly    154. Lasers are (1)/ indispensable
124. He has read four plays (1)/ writ-           interesting. (3)/ No error (4).             tools (2)/ for the delicate eyes
     ten by Shakespeare (2)/ by the       137. Bacon, the father of the English              surgery. (3)/ No error (4)
     end of his vacation. (3)/ No er-            essay (1)/ had a thirst (2)/ of       155. I take great pleasure (1)/ to wel-
     ror (4)                                     knowledge. (3)/ No error (4).               come you (2)/ to this institution.
125. The officer (1)/ is angry on the     138. The train had left (1)/ when he               (3)/ No error (4)
     clerk (2)/ for not attending to the         had reached (2)/ the station. (3)/          Directions (156–165) : In the
     work. (3)/ No error (4)                     No error (4).                         following questions, some of the sen-
    Directions (126-135): In the fol-     139. He said (1)/ that he will never         tences have errors and some have
lowing questions some of the sentenc-            (2)/ repeat the mistake. (3)/ No      none. Find out which part of a sen-
es have errors and some have none.               error (4).                            tence has an error. The number of
Find out which part of a sentence has     140. I am able (1)/ to cope up with          that part is your answer. If there is
                                                 (2)/ all these difficulties. (3)/ No  No error, your answer is (4), i.e. No
an error. The number of that part is
                                                 error (4).                            error.
your answer. If there is No error, the
                                          141. I wish I am (1)/ the richest per-              (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &
answer is (4), i.e., No error.
                                                 son (2)/ in the whole wide world.            Central Excise) Exam. 14.12.2008)
      (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &
                                                 (3)/ No error (4).                    156. The whole country (1)/ was suf-
      Central Excise) Exam. 25.11.2007)
                                          142. She is confident (1)/ to win the              fering by (2)/ a financial crisis.
126. Being (1)/ a rainy day (2)/ I could
                                                 gold medal (2)/ this time. (3)/ No          (3)/ No error. (4)
     not go out. (3)/ No error (4).
                                                 error (4).                            157. I do not know where could he
127. He is (1)/ capable to do this work                                                      have gone (1)/ so early (2)/ in
                                          143. The boy laid in the shelter (1)/
     (2)/ within the stipulated peri-                                                        the morning. (3)/No error. (4)
                                                 for a long time before (2)/ some-
     od. (3)/ No error (4).                      body came to rescue him. (3)/         158. I suggest that (1)/ he goes (2)/
128. I will send my servant (1)/ but I           No error (4).                               to the doctor as soon as he re-
     cannot insure (2)/ that he will      144. Standing at (1)/ the top of the               turns from the examination. (3)/
     reach there in time. (3)/ No                hill, (2)/ the houses below were            No error. (4)
     error (4).                                  hardly visible. (3)/ No error (4).    159. The introduction of tea and cof-
129. The lawyer asked the complain-       145. Kambli is one of the players (1)/             fee (1)/ and such other bever-
     ant (1)/ to put his sign (2)/ on            who has been selected (2)/ for              ages (2)/ have not been without
     the paper. (3)/ No error (4).               the test match. (3)/ No error (4).          some effect. (3)/ No error. (4)
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