Introduction
What is spotting error?
Spotting errors are asked in verbal reasoning. You need to spot sentences and error which are grammatically incorrect. This error can be anything. From noun to pronoun to singular/plural to word usage they can be anything.
How do you identify error in a sentence?
- Always read the entire sentence.
- When looking for the error, examine each choice individually.
- Check verbs and pronouns first, since they’re the most likely to include errors.
- When an answer choice contains more than one type of word, check both.
Q1
1) There is a clear failure of intelligence / 2) between security forces and Maoists / 3) desperately want to halt / 4) road construction projects in the area.
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Replace “between” with “among”
use “between” for two things or persons and “among” for more than two things or persons.
Q2
1) Approaches to tackling Maoism / 2) are inevitably stuck in a / 3) security-human rights binary, but this / 4) don’t have to be the case.
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Replace “don’t” with “doesn’t”
We use do when the subject is I, you, we or they.
We use does with third person singular pronouns i.e when the subject is he, she or it or name.
Q3
1) Government need to deploy the / 2) right mix of security, development / 3) and human rights protection / 4) to root out the Maoist problem.
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Replace “need” with “needs”
Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb.
Need – is used both as an ordinary verb and as an auxiliary verb. As an ordinary verb need is used in the sense of require. The ordinary verb need has -s in the third person singular.
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– We have got what we needed.
– I need more time to decide the question.
– He needs our help.
Q4
1) I am not concerned about the low voter / 2) turnout as much so i am concerned / 3) about the absolute lack of / 4) consensus among the political leadership there.
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Replace “so” with “as”
the correct sequence will be “as much as”
Q5
1) Indian political leaders at Kashmir / 2) need to reach a consensus rather / 3) than be distracted and allow / 4) Pakistan to set the agenda there.
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Replace “at” with “in”
use “at” for exact point of time.
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