COMMON ERRORS
809. Everyone were happy to hear            816. This is the second communica-                (2) I really do regret not to learn
      about his success.                          tion we have sent and we are                    to play the violin
      (1) to hear                                 much surprised at receiving no              (3) when I had so many oppor-
      (2) about his sucess                        answer.                                         tunities
      (3) No error                                (1) This is the second communi-             (4) to learn and practise i n
      (4) Everyone were happy                     cation we have sent                             school.
810. The lions kill the animals and eat           (2) at receiving no answer.           822. The government granted relief
      his meat.                                   (3) and we are much surprised               payments of Rs. 5,000 each to
      (1) The lions                               (4) No error                                those who injured in the fire ac-
      (2) and eat his meat                  817. She is wealthy and can afford all            cident.
      (3) kill the animals                        the pleasures of life.                      (1) No error
      (4) No error                                (1) and can afford                          (2) The government granted
811. The team was now in the field                (2) all the pleasures of life.              (3) Relief payments of Rs. 5,000
      and about to take their place.                                                              each
                                                  (3) No error
      (1) No error                                                                            (4) To those who injured in the
                                                  (4) She is wealthy
      (2) The team was                                                                            fire accident.
                                                 Directions (818-822) : In the fol-
      (3) about to take their                                                                 Directions (823–827) : In the
                                            lowing questions, some parts of the
      (4) now in the field and place                                                    following questions, some parts of the
                                            sentences have errors and some are
812. Our beloved Prime Minister is                                                      sentences have errors and some are
                                            correct. Find out which part of a sen-
      known to the prominent figures                                                    correct. Find out which part of a sen-
                                            tence has an error. The number of
      all over the world.                                                               tence has an error. The number of
                                            that part is the answer. If a sentence
      (1) the prominent figures all over                                                that part is the answer. If a sentence
                                            is free from error, your answer is No
          the world                                                                     is free from error, your answer is (4)
                                            error.
      (2) is known to                                                                   i.e. No error.
                                                   (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015
      (3) Our beloved Prime Minister                                                           (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015
                                                          (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1443088)
                                                                                                     (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378)
      (4) No error                          818. By May next year I have been
     Directions (813-817) : In the fol-                                                 823. You are required to give an ex-
                                                  working in this college for twen-           planation for your conduct with-
lowing questions, some parts of the               ty years.
sentences have errors and some are                                                            in two days of the receipt of this
correct. Find out which part of a sen-            (1) No error                                letter.
tence has an error. The number of                 (2) By May next year                        (1) No error
that part is the answer. If a sentence            (3) I have been working in this             (2) for your conduct
is free from error, your answer is (4)                college                                 (3) within two days of the receipt
i.e. No error.                                    (4) For twenty years.                           of this letter.
         (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
               Police SI Exam, 21.06.2015
                                            819. Everyone of us should realise                (4) You are required to give an
                              IInd Sitting)       that any act of negligence will                 explanation
813. Professor Lal teaches both his-              cause a great harm to our coun-       824. The ruins of the spillway are a
      tory as well as literature each             try’s security.                             vital clue to the epic struggle that
      semester.                                   (1) No error                                unfold as generations of Khmer
      (1) Professor Lal teaches                   (2) Everyone of us should rea-              engineers coped with a water
      (2) No error                                    lise that                               system that grew complex and
      (3) each semester.                                                                      unruly.
                                                  (3) any act of negligence will
      (4) both history as well as litera-             cause                                   (1) coped with a water system
          ture                                    (4) a great harm to our country’s               that grew complex and unru-
814. The media play a vital role in pop-                                                          ly.
                                                      security.
      ularising a brand.                                                                      (2) to the epic struggle that un-
                                            820. I shall look forward to being with
      (1) The media play                                                                          fold as generations of Khmer
                                                  you sometime next month.
      (2) in popularising a brand.                                                                engineers
                                                  (1) No error                                (3) The ruins of the spillway are
      (3) No error
                                                  (2) I shall look forward                        a vital clue
      (4) a vital role
                                                  (3) to being with you                       (4) No error
815. My friend will not come to attend
      this marriage unless he is not              (4) sometime next month.              825. Bobby learnt the alphabets at the
      invited.                              821. I really do regret not to learn to           age of two.
      (1) No error                                play the violin when I had so               (1) No error
      (2) My friend will not come                 many opportunties to learn and              (2) age of two
      (3) to attend this marriage                 practise in school.                         (3) Bobby learnt the
      (4) unless he is not invited.               (1) No error                                (4) alphabets at the
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