Spotting Errors

JKSSB Panchayat Account Assistant · English · 29 practice questions with answers and explanations: 7 Easy, 12 Medium, 10 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Identify the part with an error: "She is (A) / the most cleverest girl (B) / in the class (C) / No error (D)"

  1. She is
  2. the most cleverest girl
  3. in the class
  4. No error
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Answer: B. Double superlative: use either 'the cleverest' or 'the most clever'.

Sample Medium question 2

Identify the error: "He is (A) senior than (B) me in the office (C) No error (D)"

  1. He is
  2. senior than
  3. me in the office
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'Senior' is followed by 'to', not 'than': it should be 'senior to me'.

Sample Hard question 3

Identify the part with an error: "I look forward (A) / to meet you (B) / next week (C) / No error (D)"

  1. I look forward
  2. to meet you
  3. next week
  4. No error
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Answer: B. In 'look forward to', 'to' is a preposition, so it takes the -ing form: 'to meeting you'.

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