E20 - Finding Errors (1)

English Work Book – Part 2

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2. FINDING ERRORS / CORRECTION OF SENTENCES

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it.

The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with

errors as your answer If there is ‘No error’,

1. We had extensively discussions 1) / with the participants and 2) /obtained their

feedback 3) /regarding our new services 4) / No error 5)

2. The success of the 1) /government sponsor job guarantee programme 2) /has

resulted in a 3) /drastic drop in poverty 4) / No error 5)

3. The Board’s decision has provided 1/ employees with the opportunity 2) / to acquire

upto 100 3) /shares by the company 4) / No error 5)

4. Their failure to inspect 1) / our factories is a 2) / clear indications that our 3) /

licence will not be Renewed 4) / No error 5)

5. Arranging such a large amount 1) / of funds now will be a problem why 2) / banks

are usually not open 3) / so early in the morning 4) / No error 5)

6. If the manufacturing sector continues 1) / to grow at the same rate for 2) / the next

few months, I think it 3) / has a high growth rate this year. 4) / No error 5)

7. Though he has promoted to 1) / the bank’s board as a director 2) / he continues to

carry out 3) / all his current responsibilities. 4) / No error 5)

8. He had telephoned yesterday to 1) / ask how much of the youth 2) /who attend our

classes would be 3) / interested in working for a textile company. 4) /No error 5)

9. We were forced into react 1) / as no organization can 2) / afford to adhere to 3) /

these outdated regulations. 4) / No error 5)

10. The government is working 1) / out a new system to compensate 2) / those

companies to sell 3) / products below the market price. 4) / No error 5)

11. We are yet starting 1) / offering this facility to 2) / our customers as we are 3) /

awaiting approval from the Board. 4) / No error 5)

12. The chairmen of all large 1) / public sector banks met with 2) / senior RBI officials to

give its 3) / suggestions about implementing the new policy. 4) / No error 5)

13. They have not fully considered 1) / the impact that relaxing 2) / these guidelines is

likely 3) to have with the economy. 4) / No error 5)

14. Had this notification 1) / been amended earlier, 2) we could have stopped 3) the

transfer of funds. 4) / No error 5)

15. There are many insurance 1) / disputes nowadays because of 2) / most people do

not fully 3) / understand the terms and conditions of their policies. 4) No error 5)



16. Some genuine issues exist 1) / with the newly adopted 2) / system and needs to 3) /

be examined seriously. 4) / No error 5)

17. Whether or not to confront 1) / them about their role 2) / in the matter is a decision

3) / which is yet to take. 4) / No error 5)

18. The government is still in the 1) / process of finalized new policy 2) / guidelines for

the allocation of land 3) / to private sector organizations. 4) / No error 5)

19. According to government estimates 1) / at least four millions tons of sugar 2) / will

have to be imported 3) /this year because of a poor monsoon. 4) / No error 5)

20. In our experience people usually 1) / value things that they have to 2) / pay off

more than those that 3) / they receive free of cost. 4) / No error 5)

21. At present China is the 1) / world’s leader manufacture 2) of environment – friendly

products 3) / such as electric cars and bicycles. 4) / No error 5)

22. Over eighty per cent from us 1) / feel that if we had taken 2) / some corrective

measures earlier 3) / the crisis could have been averted. 4) / No error 5)

23. The manager of that city branch 1) / cannot handle it with the help of 2) / only two

personnel as 3) / business has increased substantially. 4) / No error 5)

24. With the literacy rates in this 1) / region as low as ten percent 2) / we need to

encourage 3) / local people to build schools. 4) / No error 5)

25. While providing such facilities 1) / online makes it convenient 2) / and easily

accessible for customers, 3) / we face challenges. 4) / No error 5)

26. Angered over the delay in giving compensation;

1) / factory workers shouted 2) / slogans against the president 3) / when he reaches

the office. 4) / No error 5)

27. The cascading effect of economic slowdown 1) / has brought a much unnerving

gloom 2) / to the real estate industry last year 3) / but the industry is looking up this

year. 4) / No error 5)

28. A recycling plant in close proximity to 1) / the residential area can pose 2) / serious

threats from residents 3) / by leaving behind persistent pollutants. 4) / No error 5)

29. The government has the obligation 1) / to provide basic infrastructure facilities 2) /

to regulating the process of 3) / urbanization in the country. 4) / No error. 5)

30. Bharatpur is transforming into 1) / India’s fastest growing bird sanctuary 2) /

attracting thousands of rare migratory birds 3) / from Europe and Siberia. 4) / No

error 5)

31. Plagued by huge losses, 1) / full service airlines are struggling 2) / to cope with the

competition 3) / from low cost airlines. 4) / No error. 5)



32. The Union health minister said that 1) / there was an acute shortage of 2) / health

personnel in rural areas 3) / who needed to be addressed urgently. 4) / No error 5)

33. Even though most of India’s youth 1) / lives in villages, many people considering 2) /

the ones roaming in dazzling multiplexes 3) / as their true reflection. 4) / No error 5)

34. The RBI has proposed to introduce 1) / polymer notes after taking into considering

2) / the cost and longevity 3) / associated with their manufacturing. 4) / No error 5)

35. While most major economies set aside

1) / about 3 per cent of their GDP 2) / in research and development, India 3) /

spends less than 1 per cent on this. 4) / No error 5)

36. Owing to the poor quality of

1) / the equipment producing by Chinese firms 2) / many foreign companies have

placed 3) / orders with Indian firms. 4) / No error 5)

37. We expect a hike 1) / in the cash reserve ratio 2) which is the portion of deposits 3)

/ that banks keep with RBI. 4) / No error 5)

38. Unless these differences 1) / will be resolved soon 2) / there will be an adverse 3) /

effect on foreign investment. 4) / No error 5)

39. We are confident that the steps 1) / we have taken to attract talented people 2) /

and build a solid organization 3) / will ensure we remain profitably. 4) / No error 5)

40. At a time which most firms 1) / were finding it difficult 2) / to raise money, we

succeeded 3) / in raising the necessary funds. 4) / No error 5)

41. Everyone is keen in knowing 1) / the forecast for the 1) / monsoon 2) / this year as

it has been the 3) / major cause of inflation in Asia. 4) / No error 5)

42. Building biogas plants will helps to reduce 1) / help to reduce 2) the consuming of

conventional fuels 3) / such as firewood and kerosene. 4) / No error 5)

43. Since some banks may take longer 1) / to achieve these targets. RBI 2) / has

considered to revise these guidelines 3) / on a case to case basis. 4) / No error 5)

44. After joining the Hong Kong based 1) / bank in 1990, he has 2) / head various

departments 3) / including corporate and investment banking. 4) No error 5)

45. Sugar-sweetened drinks does not 1) / pose any particular health risk, and 2) / are

not a unique risk factor 3) / for obesity or heart disease. 4) / No error 5)

46. Airline managements should note 1) / that the ultimate passenger-unfriendliness 2) /

is to have their planes crash 3) / due to the adopted of unsafe procedures. 4) / No

error 5)

47. Celebrating its ten long years 1) /in the industry, a private entertainment channel 2)

/ announce a series of 3) / programmes at the press conference. 4) / No error 5)



48. The award ceremony ended 1) / on a note of good cheer 2) / with audiences

responding warmly 3) / to its line-up of films. 4) / No error 5)

49. The actress was ordered for 1) / wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet and 2) / submit

to random weekly drug testing after 3) / she failed to appear for a court date last

week. 4) / No error 5)

50. Coaches have the advantage of 1) / draw on their personal experiences 2) / and

providing their players 3) / with unique inputs. 4) / No error. 5)

51. The actor loves to think, 1) / never enjoys stick to one kind of role 2) / and finds it

difficult to 3) / fulfil everyone’s expectations. 4) No error 5)

52. A major computer security firm urged 1) / the social networking site to set up 2) / an

early-warning system after hundreds of users were 3) / hit by a new wave of virus

attacks. 4) / No error 5)

53. The finding may help doctors 1) / give more personalized care to patients 2) / and

modify the amount of powerful drugs 3) / administered over their patients. 4) / No

error 5)

54. The actress made a rare appearance 1) / at the party and was 2) / overheard talking

in 3) / her next big project. 4) / No error 5)

55. Further trials have added weight on these findings, 1) / and an expert panel

concluded there was no evidence to 2) / recommend betacarotene supplements for

the general 3) / population, and strong evidence to recommend that smokers avoid

it. 4) / No error 5)

56. Had 1) / I known it earlier 2) / I would 3) /had made a different plan. 4) /No error 5)

57. If you decide 1) / to straighten out a lot of 2) /things in your life all at once, 3) / it

is probable that you will achieve nothing. 4) / No error. 5)

58. It is 1) / important not to direct 2) / people too much and to let 3) / them find their

own way. 4) / No error 5)

59. Product planners in the production 1) / units work intimately with 2) / programme

managers to defining 3) / new ideas for products 4) / or product features. 4) / No

error 5)

60. I always remember 1) / the advice from 2) / my supervisors as I work on phones: 3)

/ Smile. It doesn’t matter that they can’t 4) / see you; you’ll sound friendly and

happy. No error 5)

61. To our knowledge, 1) / no one foresaw exactly how fast 2) / and how big the 3) / PC

market had grown 4) / in the years to come. No error 5)

62. Results would have 1) / been much different had he 2) / projected himself into the



minds of 3) / ordinary people and ask himself these questions. 4) / No error 5)

63. It had 1) / all begun 2) / in a brightly lit room as I dreamily ran 3) / my fingers over

the surfaced 4) / of a globe. No error 5)

64. On writing 1) / this book, we cannot over-emphasize the unique opportunity we have

2) / had to probe 3) / broadly and freely into the organization. 4) / No error. 5)

65. More than half the food products 1) / targeted at babies and toddlers have 2) / a

high sugar content and are 3) / excessive sweet. 4) / No error 5)

66. The foreign company has so far declined to 1) / directly comment on the Indian

company’s move, 2) / which analysts say is a sign the company wanting to 3) / fight

for its presence in the market. 4) / No error 5)

67. After forty years of trying to 1) / understand why asbestos causes cancer 2) /

researchers have now finally 3) / unraveled the mystery. 4) / No error 5)

68. A property dealer was

1) / shoot dead by four unidentified jacket-clad men 2) / while taking a morning walk

3) / in a park. 4) / No error 5)

69. The auditions for India’s first ever reality – based pop band hunt, is 2) / going on in

full swing, 3) / with numerous entries came in. 4) No error 5)

70. To curbing the spread of violence 1) / authorities brought under curfew 2) / more

areas in the state, where 3) / three youth were killed. 4) / No error 5)

71. Demand for diesel cars, which has 1) / been on the rise for the last few years, 2) /

may dip as the government is increasing the price 3) / of the fuel, bringing it closer

to that of petrol. 4) / No error 5)

72. Not only was the actress over the moon 1) / as winning an award, but was 2) / also

deeply touched by the support 2) she got from the industry. 4) / No error 5)

73. The protestors went on a rampaging and set ablaze three shops 2) / resulting in

injuries to thirty people 3) / including women and children. 4) / No error 5)

74. Hectic schedules can 1) / take a toll on anybody and 2) / the solutions to this is 3) /

a quick holiday to some exotic location. 4) / No error 5)

Answers:

1. 1; Substitute extensive.

2. 2; Substitute government – sponsored.

3. 4; Substitute of.

4. 3; Substitute indication.

5. 2; Substitute because for why.

6. 4; Substitute will have



7. 1; Substitute has been promoted.

8. 2; Substitute many for much.

9. 1; Substitute to for into.

10. 3; Substitute that sell.

11. 1; Substitute to start.

12. 3; Substitute their

13. 4; Substitute on.

14. 5;

15. 2; Delete of.

16. 3; Substitute need

17. 4; Substitute to be taken.

18. 2; Substitute finalizing

19. 2; Substitute million

20. 3; Substitute for

21. 2; Substitute leading manufacturer.

22. 1; Substitute of.

23. 3; Substitute persons.

24. 5;

25. 4; substitute 'that' for 'we'

26. 4; Substitute reached.

27. 2; Delete has

28. 3; Substitute to

29. 3; Substitute regulate

30. 5;

31. 5;

32. 4; Substitute which

33. 2; Substitute consider

34. 2; Substitute consideration

35. 3: Substitute for.

36. 2; Substitute produced.

37. 5:

38. 2; Substitute are for will be.

39. 2; Substitute profitable.

40. 1: Substitute when for which.

41. 1: Substitute on.



42. 3: Substitute consumption.

43. 5:

44. 3: Substitute headed.

45. 1: Substitute do.

46. 4: Substitute adopting.

47. 3: Substitute announced.

48. 5:

49. 1: Substitute to.

50. 2: Substitute drawing.

51. 2: Substitute sticking.

52. 5:

53. 4: Substitute to.

54. 3: Substitute about.

55. 1: Substitute to for on.

56. 2: Substitute have for had.

57. 5:

58. 4: Substitute ways.

59. 3: Substitute to define.

60. 3: Substitute when for as.

61. 4: Substitute would grow.

62. 4: Substitute asked.

63. 4: Substitute surface.

64. 1: Substitute In for on.

65. 4: Substitute excessively.

66. 3: Insert of between sign and the.

67. 5:

68. 2: Substitute shot dead.

69. 4: Substitute having come in

70. 1: Substitute to curb.

71. 1: Substitute The demand for diesel cars that has.

72. 2: Substitute on for as

73. 1: Substitute rampage

74. 3: Substitute solution.

Correction of Sentences



Direction (Q. 1 - 10): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below each sentence

should replace the phrases printed in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence

grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required',

mark 5) as the answer.

1. He didn't want risking to get wet as he had only one suit.

1) risking for getting wet

2) risking at getting wet

3) to risk getting wet

4) to get wet at the risk of

5) No correction required

2. He postponed making a decision until he has been given complete information.

6) till he had been given

7) until he will get

8) till he would be giving

9) till he could be giving


3. They came in quiet so as not to wake the others in the dormitory.

1) as quiet as not

2) so quiet as not

3) so quiet that not

4) quietly so as not


4. If you were rule-bound as you claim to be, you should stop at the signal.

1) should stop before

2) would have stopped at

3) should be stopped at

4) would have been stopped


5. He refused to sign till he would read the text of the agreement.

1) had read



2) will read

3) would have read

4) should be reading


6. Kidnappers had telephoned the victim's father from a public booth to conceal his

identity.

1) for concealing his

2) because of concealing their

3) to conceal their

4) by concealing his


7. He usually wears a coat but he is not wearing it today as it is not cold.

1) has not wearing

2) has not been worn

3) doesn’t wear

4) didn't wore


8. The metal roof was dismantled to be broken up and sell as scrap.

1) for selling with scrap

2) for sell as scrap

3) and to sell as scrap

4) and sold as scrap


9. It is noteworthy to note that India had pioneered the use of non-cash-based

payment systems.

1) is noteworthy that

2) is notably that

3) is worth to note

4) is noted about


10. Some social service organisations are done yeoman service in empowering

downtrodden women.

1) will be provided yeoman service

2) have been doing yeoman service



3) are doing service of yeoman

4) have been doing services of yeoman


Answers

1) 3 2) 1 3) 4 4) 2 5) 1 6) 3 7) 5 8) 4 9) 1 10) 2

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