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English Quiz on Spotting Error & Sentence Correction for BOB, SBI & IBPS Exams

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The quiz spotting error and sentence correction, provided here, will help you prepare for the upcoming exams. Please try to give answers in the comment box; soon we will publish the correct answers.

Direction (1 – 5): Find out the error in the given sentence.
If there is no error marked your ans (5). 

1. Our country’s performance (1) in the last few
national and international games (2) is fairly ordinary (3) and our stature
(4). No error (5)  Ans (3)

2. We have (1) fairly standard accounting
procedures (2) that are on the line (3) with the internationally accepted norms
(4). No error (5)

3. The company is negotiating (1) new store
launches (2) at nearby (3) half the rent (4). No error (5)

4. Intense fear blocks (1) both to the
generation (2) and expression (3) of ideas (4) No error (5)

5. The government officials have been met (1)
heads of commercial Banks later this week (2) to get their views on liquidity (3)
and growth in deposits (4). No error (5)

Directions (6 – 10) Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4)
given below should replace the phrase give in bold in the following sentence to make it meaningful and grammatically
correct. If the sentence is meaningful and correct as it is and no correction
is required, mark (5) as the answer.

6. People discovered the alternate sources of
energy when fossil fuel reserves starts
to deplete.

(1) start to deplete

(2) starting to deplete

(3) started to deplete

(4) start with deplete

 (5) No
correction required

7. Despite its attractiveness, investing abroad is being risky owing to the shortage of
regulations to protect investors.

(1) might be risk

(2) have been risky

(3) can be as risky as

(4) can be risky

(5) No correction required

8. The new air fare allows both an adult and
child to fly for the price of one ticket, in order to encouraging travelers during summer.

(1) encourage travelers during summer

(2) encourages travelers in summer

(3) encourage traveler on summer

(4) encouraged travelers during summer

(5) No correction required

9. According to the court ruling, the owner of
polluted land is liable for the cleanup of the property even if the owner did not have the responsibility of that
population.

(1) is not responsible for

(2) responsibility is not there for

(3) did have the responsibility for

(4) has not been in charge of

(5) No correction required

10. Some research studies indicate that among
distinguished artists, the rate of depression is ten times as prevalent as in the population at large.

(1) more than prevalent in the

(2) more prevalent as comparing

(3) as prevalent when comparative

(4) more prevalent than the

(5) No correction required

Answers:

1 (3)

2(3)

3 (3)

4 (2)

5 (1)

6 (3)

7 (4)

8 (1)

9 (1)

10 (1)