Here
are English Error Spotting Questions for upcoming Banking Exams. This quiz
contains important questions which match the pattern of SBI PO/Clerk and
other Banking Exams, so make sure you read today’s SBI PO/Clerk English Questions
to enhance your preparation level.
Directions (1 – 15): Read
the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
1.
As much as I admire (1)/ him for his oratory skills (2)/ I cannot excuse
his involvement (3)/ in the riots(4)/ No error (5)
2. The crop harvest (1)/ is to be
divided equally (2)/ between the farmers (3)/ in the risk insured area (4)/. No
error (5)
3.
The mother-in-laws (1)/ gathered together (2)/ to discuss on certain family
issues (3)/ that had to be sorted out. (4)/ No Error (5)
4.
The song was (1)/ so engrossing (2)/ that I have been listening (3)/ to it
three times that day.(4/) No error (5)
5.
The child was very excited (1)/ to see the list and said (2)/ that she had
read (3)/ too many books by R.K Narayana that she can create a library of
her own for them.(4)/ No error (5)
6.
They are (1)/ the naughty (2)/ boys in (3)/ the entire class. (4)/ No Error (5)
7.
If I will fail (1)/ the test, (2)/ my mother will (3)/ be upset. (4)/ No Error
(5)
8.
She fell (1)/ asleep while (2)/ she watched (3)/ a movie yesterday. (4)/
No Error (5)
9. Our
family (1)/ has been living (2)/ in India (3)/ since eleven months.
(4)/ No Error (5)
10.
I cannot(1)/ speak Hindi (2)/ because (3)/ I was born in India with mother
tongue as Hindi. (4)/ No Error (5)
11.
Generally banking in India is fairly mature in (1)/ terms of supply, product
range (2)/ and reach-even though its reach in rural India and (3)/ to the poor
still remain a challenge. (4)
12.
Most of a faculty has showed (1)/ support for the student's (2)/ restlessness
because of the (3)/ recent economic protests. (4)/ No error (5)
13. The industry's ability (1)/to get back on its feet (2)/ depend a lot on
(3)/ institutional arrangements.(4)/ No error (5)
14. Block of (1)/commercial buildings (2)/ that are built in
this locality (3)/ will increase employment. (4)/ No error (5)
15. The sentiments in the (1)/ common people must be kept in mind (2)/ when
the Government decides to (3)/ pass the Bill (4)/ No error (5)
Answers with Explanations:
1. A) 'As much as’, strictly, should be used only in comparisons
between similar traits and there is no similar comparison here.
Eg: I like playing
cricket as much as I like playing football.
On the contrary,
“much as” depicts “much though” where much is used for emphasis and modifies
the verb and hence, taken to the front of the clause. So, instead of “as much
as”, “much as” will be used. Hence, option 1 has the error.
It is to be noted that
‘much as’ and ‘as much as’ are sometimes used interchangeably colloquially, but
it is wrong grammatically.
2. C) The error here is the use of ‘between’ in the third part of the
sentence. As there are many farmers and the division has taken place
equally, instead of ‘between’, ‘among’ should be used. So, option
3 is the one with the error.
3. A) The error in the first part of the sentence is in the plural form of the
word mother-in-law. The plural form should have been ‘mothers-in-law’ since the
plural form of adding ‘s’ has to be added to the noun and not the rest of the
word. Thus the correct answer is that there is an error in part 1.
4. C) The error lies in part 3 of the sentence as there is an incorrect usage
of tense here. Present continuous tense (have been listening) is wrong here as
it is used when the action is still continuing but it is clear from the
sentence that the song is not being listened to now. It has been listened to
three times that day. Thus the tense to be used here is simple past tense. The
correct sentence should read as : The song was so engrossing that I
listened to it three times that day.
5. D) The error lies in part 4 of the sentence as 'too many' is incorrect here.
It could have been used if something negative would have been mentioned but
that is not the case. Also, the correct pair of conjunction that fits with
'that' in the latter part of the sentence is 'so'. 'So...that' is one of the
correlative conjunction.So the sentence should read:'.she had read so many
books by R.K Narayana that she..'.
6. B) The error is in option 2 as the adjective is incorrect, with 'the' as the
article before an adjective, only a superlative adjective is used,hence it
should be 'the naughtiest boys'
7. A) The error is in option 1, the probability shown by the conditional 'if'
needs a present tense verb so it should be 'if I fail'. This is because we
cannot both the verbs in future tense in an 'if' clause.
8. C) The error is in option 3 as she fell asleep while the continuous action
of watching a movie was going on. So the verb should be in past continuous
tense 'she was watching'.
9. D) The error is in option 4. The preposition here must be 'for' instead of
'since'. This is because for is used to show 'duration of time'. Whereas
'since' is used to show 'point of time'. Here, 'eleven months' is a duration of
time. So we will use 'for'.
10. C) The error is in option 3 as two dissimilar ideas are connected so the
conjunction should be 'even though'. Here, 'because' gives the
reason but the the reason given here is contrasting to the action. Thus, e'even
though; will be used.
11. D) The error lies in part 4 of the sentence as the verb 'remain' is
incorrect and needs to be replaced with 'remains' since the subject in the
sentence is 'banking' which is a singular noun. The sentence should read as:
'..still remains a challenge'.
12. A) There is a wrong use of determiner in part 1 of the sentence. Since it
is pointing towards a particular teaching faculty, instead of ‘a’, it must be
‘the’.
13. C) The error is in the usage of the plural third person form of the verb
depends. The correct form should be ‘depends’. According to the rules of
grammar, the form of the verb depends on the subject. If the subject is plural,
then the verb should be plural. In this sentence, the subject is ‘the
industry's ability’, which is singular; hence the verb should be in the
singular form as well.
14. C) ‘Block of commercial buildings’ is given which is singular and ‘are’ is
also given which means that block which is singular is wrong. Thus the error is
in the third part of the sentence.
15. A) The error is in the usage of the preposition ‘in’. The correct
preposition should be ‘of’.
‘In’ is used to indicate
the following:
- A location or place: I am
currently staying in a rented flat.
- A belief, interest, opinion: I
am interested in an opinion.
- An ongoing activity: In
preparing for the finals, you must practice maths everyday.
- A shape, size, color: I have the
same shirt in blue.
- Time frame: The next semester
will start in July.
‘Of’ is used to indicate
the following:
- Belonging, relation or
connection. The complexities of the human mind are hard to comprehend.
- Reference: This is a picture of
the sunrise at Tiger Hill.
- An amount or number. A large
number of people gathered at the temple to bid the Goddess goodbye.
When ‘of’ is used in the
above sentence, it would show that the sentiments are possessed by the
people.
