COMMON ERRORS
346. I told him (1) / that I availed (2)/    361. According to the radio (1)/it can    376. It is (1) / nothing else (2) / than
       the opportunity. (3)/ No error (4)          rain (2)/this evening.(3) No er-           pride. (3) / No error. (4)
347. I think (1) / he owns an expen-               ror (4)                             377. To the ordinary man, in fact, the
       sive (2) / painting by Hussain.       362. Due to heavy work (1)/ in the               pealing of bells (1)/ is a monoto-
       (3) / No error (4)                          office (2)/ I was unable to catch          nous jangle and a nuisance (2) /
348. It is time (1) / we should have               the five thirty train. (3)/ No er-         tolerably only when mitigated by
       done (2)/ something useful. (3)/            ror (4)                                    remote distance and sentimen-
       No error (4)                                                                           tal association. (3) / No error. (4)
                                             363. Hari was appointed leader (1)/
349. He will tell you (1) / about it                                                   378. The increasing mechanisation of
                                                   of a group of young social work-
       when (2) / he will come back.                                                          life (1)/ have led us farther away
                                                   ers (2)/that have accepted to
       (3) / No error (4)                                                                     from daily contact with nature
                                                   help and develop the village in
350. A large sign near (1) / the                                                              and (2) / the crafts of the farm.(3)
                                                   three months. (3)/ No error (4)
       entrance warns the visitors (2) /                                                      / No error. (4)
                                             364. No sooner (1)/ they had re-          379. If you have a way with words,
       to beware about bears. (3) / No
                                                   ceived the guests (2)/ than                (1)/ a good sense of design and
       error (4)
                                                   they began entertaining them.              administration ability (2) / you
        Directions (351 – 370) : In the
                                                   (3)/ No error (4)                          may enjoy working in the high
following questions, some parts of the
sentences have errors and some are           365. Why (1)/ on earth, (2)/ has he              pressure world of advertising.
correct. Find out which part of a sen-             not come ? (3)/ No error (4)               (3)/ No error. (4)
tence has an error. The number of that       366. Yesterday (1)/ it rained (2)/ like   380. Last week’s sharp hike in the
part is the answer. If there is No er-             cats and dogs. (3)/ No error (4)           wholesale price of beef (1) / is a
ror, then your answer is (4) i.e. No er-     367. I would request to you (1)/ to              strong indication for (2) / higher
ror.                                               consider my application (2)/ and           meat costs to come. (3) / No er-
                (SSC Graduate Level Tier-II        grant me a job as early as pos-            ror. (4)
                        Exam. 16.09.2012)                                                     Directions (381–395) : In the
                                                   sible. (3)/No error (4)
 351. I don’t suppose (1)/ anyone will                                                 following questions some of the sen-
                                             368. Each of these boys (1)/ play         tences have errors and some are cor-
        volunteer, (2)/ will they ? (3) /          games (2)/ in the playground.
        No error (4)                                                                   rect. Find out which part of a sentence
                                                   (3)/ No error (4)                   has an error. The number of that part
 352. I am (1)/ looking forward for (2)/     369. Not one of his lectures (1)/ have    is the answer. If a sentence is free
        the day of my wedding. (3)/ No             ever been (2)/ printed. (3)/ No     from errors, then your answer is (4)
        error (4)                                  error (4)                           i.e. No error.
 353. “Can you cope up (1)/ with all         370. Either Sohan or his friends (1)/        (SSC CPO (SI, ASI & Intelligence Officer
        this (2)/ work ?” he asked. (3)/
                                                   is to be blamed (2)/ for this mis-                  Exam. Paper-II 28.08.2011)
        No error (4)                               chief. (3)/ No error (4)            381. I had (1)/ a test in Mathematics (2)/
 354. He served as President (1)/ of             Directions (371-380) : In the fol-           today morning. (3)/ No error. (4)
        the Lions Club (2)/ since fifteen   lowing questions, some of the sentenc-     382. A girl must be gracious (1) / if she
        years. (3)/ No error (4)            es have errors and some are correct.              wishes (2)/ to be a ballerina. (3)/
 355. That was (1)/the most unique          Find out which part of a sentence has             No error. (4)
        opportunity (2)/he got in his       an error and the number of that part       383. In a very harsh tone (1) / he
        life.(3)/ No error (4)              is your answer. If a sentence is free             shouted at his servants (2) / and
 356. There is (1)/ no place of you (2)/    from errors, your answer is (4) i.e. No           told them that he does not need
        in this compartment. (3)/ No        error.                                            their services. (3)/ No error. (4)
        error (4)                                          (SSC Graduate Level Tier-II 384. The Committee is thinking (1) /
                                                           Exam. Paper-II 04.08.2011)         not to bring around any change
 357. Mother Teresa asked a building
        (1)/ where she and her work-        371. The minister for Education (1)/              (2) / in the basic structure.(3) /
        ers (2)/could care for the poor           vehemently refused (2)/ the al-             No error. (4)
        people always. (3)/No error (4)           legation that he had taken bribes.   385. The Chief Minister had no time
                                                  (3)/ No error. (4)                          (1)/ to pay attention (2)/ on such
 358. Shelley is (1)/ superior than By-
                                            372. If I were Zubin (1) / I would not            simple matters.(3) / No error. (4)
        ron (2)/ in his vision of democ-
                                                  attend (2) / the wedding, come       386. It was fortunate (1) / all of the
        racy. (3)/ No error (4)
                                                  what may. (3) /No error. (4)                inmates escaped (2) from the
 359. When at last (1)/ we got to the       373. He says that (1) / he reads nov-             blazing fire. (3)/ No error. (4)
        theatre, (2)/the much publicized
                                                  els / (2) to pass away the time.     387. Drinking and driving (1) / are (2)/
        programme by the Bollywood
                                                  (3) / No error. (4)                         a major cause of accidents. (3)/
        stars was begun. (3)/No error (4)   374. He left for Mumbai on Sunday                 No error. (4)
 360. Several prominent figures (1)/              (1)/ arriving there (2) / on Mon-    388. They are standing (1)/ at the gate
        involved in the scandal are re-           day.(3)/ No error. (4)                      of the auditorium (2) / as there is
        quired to (2)/appear to the in-     375. No sooner did the teacher (1)/               no place inside. (3) / No error. (4)
        vestigation committee. (3)/ No            enter the class room (2)/ the stu-   389. He is (1) / having many (2) /
        error (4)                                 dents got up. (3) / No error. (4)           friends here. (3) / No error. (4)
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