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Quiz: Error Correction Part-1

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Number of Questions: 25

Question: 11 -

The government’s move (1)/ to extend (2)/subsidy on raw sugar exports (3)/is expected provide some salve by the industry (4)/ No error(5)

Options:

  1. to extend

  2. The government’s move

  3. is expected provide some salve by the industry

  4. subsidy on raw sugar exports

    5. Answer:

    is expected provide some salve by the industry
    Solution not available.

Question: 12 -

Since universities have more (1) / space on their campuses they(2)/have been asked to open fire detection control rooms (3)/as a mandatory measure (4)/No error (5)

Options:

  1. as a mandatory measure

  2. No error

  3. space on their campuses they

  4. have been asked to open fire detection control rooms

    5. Answer:

    No error
    Solution not available.

Question: 13 -

People are wanting / to see the home team / win the game. 

Options:

  1. No error

  2. win the game.

  3. People are wanting

  4. to see the home team

    5. Answer:

    People are wanting
    Solution:

    Want (not usually used in the progressive tenses) = to have a desire or a wish for something. 

    Look at the sentence : All I want is the truth.

    Hence, Present simple i.e. People want should be used here. The sentence shows a general wish/ desire.  

Question: 14 -

The author said during the press conference (1)/ that there were (2)/ two farther volumes to be published. (3)/ No error (4).

Options:

  1. No error.

  2. two farther volumes to be published.

  3. The author said during the press conference

  4. that there were

    5. Answer:

    two farther volumes to be published.
    Solution:

    Further = additional to what already exists

    Farther = at to or by a great distance

    Hence, two further (additional) volumes to be published .....should be used here.

Question: 15 -

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)

Options:

  1. slogans against the president

  2. Angered over the delay in giving compensation,

  3. factory workers shouted

  4. when he reaches the office

    5. Answer:

    when he reaches the office
    Solution not available.