Questions of Spotting Errors and Fill in the blanks.

This Exercise will be very helpful while solving the Questions

EXERCISE

1. She is very / beautiful / but intelligent./ No error.

2. Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on  / what papers you have selected / but on how you have written them. / No error.

3. No sooner had/ he arrived then / he was asked to leave again./ No error.

4. I haven't been/ to New York before and/ neither my sister./ No error.

5. Scarcely had / I arrived than /the train left. / No error.

6. The actress believes in / being fit and feels that there / are too much hype around size zero / in the entertainment world. / No error.

7.While the actress wins fans with / her on screen fireworks, off screen, it's her / down-to-earth attitude and easy-going manner / that wins her friends. / No error.

8. Even though the exchange attract / the attention of all those present at / the police station, the inspector continued / his tirade against the girl. / No error.

9.  The market continues to be positive / and in the next quarter we expected / the trend to continue with / the onset of the festive season./ No error.

10. The Indian team cannot win the series / and even pulling off a draw could / be a tough proposition with / its lead bowlers not playing./ No error.

SOLUTION

1. She is very beautiful and intelligent.

Explanation – change but into and.

2. Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on what papers you have selected but also on how you have written them.

Explanation – but also follows not only

3. No sooner had he arrived than he was asked to leave again.

Explanation – No sooner is followed by than

4.  I haven't been to New York before and neither has my sister.

Explanation – Neither is followed by helping verb and then the subject.

5. Scarcely had I arrived when the train left.

Explanation – Scarcely  is followed by when

6. The actress believes in being fit and feels that there is too much hypearound size zero  in the entertainment world.

Explanation – Hence, Singular Verb i.e. is too much hype around  size zero — should be used.

7. While the actress wins fans with her on screen fireworks, off screen, it's her down-to-earth attitude and easy-going manner that win her friends.

8. Even though the exchange attracted the attention of all those present at the police station, the inspector continued his tirade against the girl.

9. The market continues to be positive and in the next quarter we expect the trend to continue with the onset of the festive season.

10. The Indian team cannot win the series and even pulling off a draw could be a tough proposition with its leading bowlers not playing.