COMMON ERRORS
 704. The children (1)/ laughed at (2)/      716. One of the boys(1)/ who always             Directions (733–752): In the fol-
      the clown. (3)/ No error (4)                give the correct answer (2)/ is      lowing questions, some of the sentenc-
 705. Had the plane not been delayed,             Samuel. (3)/ No error. (4)           es have errors and some have none.
      (1)/ I will reach here (2)/ in time    717. It is high time (1)/we renovate (2)/ Find out which part of a sentence has
      for the function. (3)/ No error (4)                                              an error. The number of that part is
                                                  our old house. (3)/ No error. (4)
 706. In India, hill stations (1)/ usual-                                              your answer. If there is No error, your
      ly have (2)/ beautiful sceneries.      718. Headmaster (1)/has instructed (2)/   answer is (4) i.e., No error.
      (3)/ No error (4)                           the teachers to follow the rules
                                                                                            (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015)
 707. She was ill for five days (1)/              of the school. (3)/ No error. (4)
                                                                                        733. Mobile phones are so importance
      when the doctor (2)/ was sent          719. The first inning (1 )/ of t he             these days that they are no long-
      for. (3)/ No error (4)                      match (2)/ was very sensation-             er luxury items but have become
      Directions (708 - 712) : In the             al. (3)/ No error. (4)                     a necessity.
following questions, some parts of the       720. How long it takes (1)/to travel            (1) a necessity
sentences have errors and some are                from Chennai to Trichy (2)/ by             (2) so importance these days
correct. Find out which part of a sen-            train? (3)/ No error. (4)                  (3) no longer
tence has an error. The number of that
                                             721. One should respect (1)/ the re-            (4) No error
part is your answer. If a sentence is
free from errors, your answer is (4)              ligions of others (2)/ as much        734. Neither he or his wife has ar-
i.e. No error.                                    as his own. (3)/ No error. (4)             rived.
           (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC                                                        (1) has arrived (2) Neither he
                                             722. On a holiday (1)/ I prefer read-
                        Exam. 16.11.2014)                                                    (3) No error       (4) or his wife
                                                  ing story books (2)/ than visiting
708. The United Nations (1)/ enquired             my friends. (3)/ No error. (4)        735. The process was too simple and
      for (2)/a cease fire. (3)/No error (4)                                                 easy to understand that it hard-
                                             723. I was (1)/ laying down (2)/ when
709. Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia (1)/                                                          ly took five minutes for us to
      each have parts to play (2)/ in             the door bell rang. (3)/ No er-            grasp it.
      the development of Africa. (3)/             ror. (4)                                   (1) No error
      No error (4)                           724. I told the teacher (1)/ that the           (2) and easy to understand that
710. In these days of inflation (1)/a ten         homework set for the day (2)/                  it hardly
      rupees note will not buy you (2)/           was much too heavy for us to               (3) took five minutes for us to
      even an ordinary meal. (3)/ No              complete. (3)/ No error. (4)                   grasp it
      error (4)                              725. Someone, they don’t know (1)/
                                                                                             (4) The process was too simple
711. Most of my friends (1)/ heard the            who, knocked at (2)/ their door
                                                                                        736. Read not to contradict nor to
      earthquake (2)/ but I was totally           in midnight.(3)/ No error (4)
                                                                                             believe but to weigh and consid-
      unaware of it. (3)/ No error (4)       726. Seldom if ever (1)/ nature does            er.
712. He walks (1)/ as if the earth (2)/           operate (2)/ in closed and separate
                                                                                             (1) but to weigh and consider
      belonged to him. (3)/ No error              compartments. (3)/ No error. (4)
                                                                                             (2) No error
      (4)                                    727. Mohan leapt (1)/ on the oppor-             (3) nor to believe
   Directions (713-722) : In the fol-             tunity (2)/ that came his way.
                                                                                             (4) Read not to contradict
lowing questions, some parts of the               (3)/ No error. (4)
sentences have errors and some are                                                      737. The decapitated body of a young
                                             728. Water contamination has be-                girl was discovered yesterday.
correct. Find out which part of a sen-            come more serious (1)/ since
tence has an error. The number of                                                            (1) No error
                                                  chemists have begun to use (2)/
that part is the answer. If a sentence            new substances. (3)/ No er -               (2) The decapitated body
is free from error, your answer is (4)            ror. (4)                                   (3) of a young girl
i.e. No error.                                                                               (4) was discovered yesterday
                                             729. Due to inflation (1)/ the cost of
       (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014)                                                738. We really wanted to go to the
                                                  living (2)/ escalated in the last
713. Many a man (1)/ have come to                 one year. (3)/ No error. (4)               park but we were told not to go
      India from Bangladesh (2)/to           730. Just as (1)/ I was entering the            out if it rain.
      live here permanently. (3)/ No              room, (2)/ the family was going            (1) No error       (2) were told
      error. (4)                                  for a party. (3)/ No error. (4)            (3) wanted to go (4) if it rain
714. Our football team(1)/comprises          731. The arm was so badly injured          739. It has been said that history is
      of (2)/eleven skilled players. (3)/         (1)/ that he must have (2)/ it             the essence of innumerable bi-
      No error. (4)                               amputated (3)/ No error. (4)               ography.
715. Knowledge and wisdom makes              732. You need not tell a lie (1)/ when          (1) No error
      (1)/ an individual truly complete           the judge asked you where you
                                                                                             (2) of innumerable biography
      (2)/ and self-assured. (3)/ No              were (2)/ When the crime was
                                                  committed. (3) No error. (4)               (3) that history is the essence
      error. (4)                                                                             (4) It has been said
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