Verbal Ability

Topic: Spotting errors

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A.	He couldn't but help
B.	shedding tears at the plight of the villagers
C.	rendered homeless by a devastating cyclone.
D.	No error.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:
He couldn't help

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solve as per the direction given above)A.	You must	B.	remember meC.	to post this letter.	D.	No error.
Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

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A.	We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
B.	on the eve of the examination
C.	that I found it very easy to work it out.
D.	No error.
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A.	An Indian ship
B.	laden with merchandise
C.	got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
D.	No error.
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A.	I could not put up in a hotel
B.	because the boarding and lodging charges
C.	were exorbitant
D.	No error.
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A.	The Indian radio
B.	which was previously controlled by the British rulers
C.	is free now from the narrow vested interests.
D.	No error.
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A.	If I had known	
B.	this yesterday
C.	I will have helped him.	
D.	No error.
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A.	A lot of travel delay is caused
B.	due to the inefficiency and lack of good management
C.	on behalf of the railways.
D.	No error.
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A.	One of the members	
B.	expressed doubt if
C.	the Minister was an atheist.	
D.	No error.
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A.	I have got	
B.	my M.Sc. degree
C.	in 1988.	
D.	No error.
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A.	Having received your letter	
B.	this morning, we are writing
C.	to thank you for the same.	
D.	No error.
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A.	If you lend him a book	
B.	he will lend it to some one else
C.	and never you will get it back.	
D.	No error.
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A.	According to the Bible	
B.	it is meek and humble
C.	who shall inherit the earth.	
D.	No error.
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A.	Do the roses in your garden smell	B.	more sweetly
C.	than those in ours?	
D.	No error.
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A.	Block of Residential flats	
B.	are coming up
C.	near our house.	
D.	No error
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A.	You can get
B.	all the information that you want
C.	in this book.
D.	No error.
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A.	The students were	
B.	awaiting for
C.	the arrival of the chief guest.	
D.	No error.
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A.	They have been	
B.	very close friends
C.	until they quarrelled.	
D.	No error.
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A.	When the dentist came in
B.	my tooth was stopped aching
C.	out of fear that I might lose my tooth.
D.	No error.
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A.	It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost
B.	to defend the hardly-won
C.	freedom of the country.
D.	No error.
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A.	No sooner did I open the door
B.	when the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in
C.	making us shiver from head to foot
D.	No error.
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A.	If a man diligently seeks to come into the contact
B.	with the best that has been thought and said in this world
C.	he will become simple and unselfish.
D.	No error.
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A.	I shall certainly	
B.	write you
C.	when I shall reach NewDelhi.	
D.	No error.
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A.	On the busy Ring Road	
B.	we witnessed a collusion
C.	between a truck and an auto.	
D.	No error.
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A.	Mr.Praful Patel	
B.	is not attending his office
C.	for the last one month.	
D.	No error.
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A.	He couldn't but help
B.	shedding tears at the plight of the villagers
C.	rendered homeless by a devastating cyclone.
D.	No error.
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A.	He will certainly help you	
B.	if you will ask him
C.	in a pleasant manner.	
D.	No error.
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A.	The brand propositon now therefore had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is more effective
B.	because it penetrates deepdown (beinglight and non-sticky) and works from within
C.	(because of its ayurvedic ingredients) to keep skin blemish, free and helps cope with cuts nicks, burns and nappy rash.
D.	No error
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A.	Will you please buy	
B.	some jaggery for me
C.	if you go to the market?	
D.	No error.
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A.	Most of the members at the meeting felt
B.	that the group appointed for investigating the case
C.	were not competent to do the job efficiently.
D.	No error.
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A.	In these days of inflation
B.	a ten rupee's note will not buy you
C.	even an ordinary meal.
D.	No error.
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A.	He persisted	
B.	to do it
C.	in spite of my advice	
D.	No error.
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A.	The long-awaited moment at last came,
B.	and we set out for the station
C.	as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since.
D.	No error.
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A.	Our conception of
B.	what should a science of mental life be
C.	has changed considerably since James' time.
D.	No error.
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A.	He is not coming tomorrow
B.	as he is having a pain in the chest
C.	and has to see a doctor.
D.	No error.
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A.	Many times the news has been published
B.	in the papers that the end of the world will be certain
C.	if a nuclear war breaks out.
D.	No error.
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A.	The reason Ram	
B.	is absent from his duty
C.	is because he is unwell.	
D.	No error
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A.	Azharuddin is one of the finest batsmen
B.	that India have produced
C.	over the decades.
D.	No error.
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A.	The thief broke in the	
B.	house at the
C.	dead of night	
D.	No error.
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A.	He said that he	
B.	will mind if
C.	I refused his offer.	
D.	No error.
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A.	Arun's parents died when he was young and
B.	he looked after his aunt
C.	who had no children.
D.	No error.
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A.	Though child marriage
B.	has been banned.
C.	the custom still prevailed among some groups in India.
D.	No error.
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A.	The warden	
B.	forbade the student
C.	from leaving the hostel.	
D.	No error.
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A.	Several issues raising	
B.	in the meeting could
C.	be amicably resolved	
D.	due to his tactful handling.
E.	No error.
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A.	He deserted the path of honour
B.	in order to
C.	satisfy his ambition
D.	and then went down his doom very quickly.
E.	No error.
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A.	Nitin's nephew, who lives
B.	in Bangalore, is eager to travel to
C.	Delhi to have
D.	a glimpse of the capital.
E.	No error.
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A.	Bible	
B.	can be
C.	regarded as	
D.	a great.
E.	No error.
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A.	The institute	
B.	imparts training
C.	in	
D.	the French.
E.	No error.
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A.	His father promised to	
B.	give him anything what he
C.	wants if he	
D.	passes in the examination.
E.	No error.
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A.	Being a very fast worker,	
B.	he is always liking
C.	by all his colleagues.	
D.	and superiors too.
E.	No error.
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A.	While luminaries of the dance world
B.	have a dearth of opportunities to display their art
C.	upcoming dancers suffer from
D.	an unfortunate lack of exposure.
E.	No error.
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A.	I shall be able	
B.	to complete the work in
C.	stipulated time provide	
D.	you do not disturb me.
E.	No error.
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A.	Our neighbours had repeated
B.	the same illogical sequence of activities
C.	if we had not brought the
D.	facts to their notice.
E.	No error.
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A.	We are happy	
B.	to know that
C.	the project completed	
D.	strictly as per the schedule.
E.	No error.
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A.	He was too	
B.	irritated to
C.	concentrate on his work	D.	for a long time.
E.	No error.
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A.	The environment in which	
B.	companies operating
C.	today is	
D.	undergoing Frenetic changes.
E.	No error.
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A.	He has been undergoing	
B.	the special training course
C.	which each of the employees	
D.	is required to.
E.	No error.
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A.	A lot of money	
B.	 is wasted in
C.	the duplication of work	
D.	in any organization.
E.	No error.
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A.	We decided not tell to	
B.	the patient about
C.	the disease he was	
D.	suffering from.
E.	No error.
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A.	The interviewer asked the actress
B.	how could she
C.	manage to attain fame
D.	in a short period.
E.	No error.
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A.	I cannot	
B.	make from
C.	what you are saying	
D.	about him.
E.	No error.
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A.	He has a scheme	
B.	 of his own which he thinks
C.	more preferable to	
D.	that of any other person.
E.	No error.
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A.	Looking forward	
B.	to seeing
C.	you	
D.	soon.
E.	No error.
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A.	The historian	
B.	has been working
C.	on the project	
D.	from last 12 years.
E.	No error.
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A.	We now look forward for
B.	some great achievements
C.	which to some extent
D.	can restore the country's prestige once again.
E.	No error.
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A.	No sooner the	
B.	clock strike six than
C.	all the employees	
D.	rushed out of office.
E.	No error.
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A.	We play	
B.	tennis together
C.	every morning	
D.	since last June.
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A.	Don't go by his appearance;	
B.	he is capable at
C.	doing any work	
D.	without any hesitation.
E.	No error.
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A.	Our school is making
B.	every possible effort
C.	to provide best facilities
D.	and personal attention for each child.
E.	No error.
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A.	In my opinion
B.	the balance sheet exhibits
C.	a true and fair
D.	view of the state of affairs of the bank.
E.	No error.
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A.	At last the rain ceased	
B.	and the sky was
C.	cleared by clouds	
D.	and lightning.
E.	No error.
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A.	You may not always	
B.	get whatever you deserve
C.	but that does not belittle	
D.	the importance for your work.
E.	No error.
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A.	When I stood up spontaneously
B.	and questioned the speaker;
C.	someone commented that
D.	it was a boldly step.
E.	No error.
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A.	The Head of the Department along with his colleagues
B.	are coming to attend
C.	the conference which is
D.	scheduled this afternoon.
E.	No error.
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A.	From over last five years	
B.	I have been trying
C.	my best to convince him	
D.	but without success.
E.	No error.
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A.	Naren could not	
B.	decide as to which
C.	course he should do	
D.	after obtaining his Degree.
E.	No error.
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A.	Due to certain inevitable circumstances
B.	the scheduled programme had to be
C.	postponed indefinite
D.	but the members could not be informed.
E.	No error.
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A.	The mission provides	
B.	able service to all
C.	the needy people in this area	
D.	during last few years.
E.	No error.
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A.	The success of our efforts	
B.	depend upon the
C.	number of people who	
D.	actually use the new methods.
E.	No error.
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A.	I will put on	
B.	a note in this regard
C.	for your consideration	
D.	and necessary decision.
E.	No error.
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A.	By arresting the local criminals	B.	and encouraging good people
C.	we can end	
D.	hostilities of that area.
E.	No error.
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A.	Schools in that area which
B.	had English as a
C.	medium of instruction
D.	as the majority there spoke English.
E.	No error.
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A.	I have had to work	
B.	at the fountain for almost
C.	ten hours before it could	
D.	start functioning well.
E.	No error.
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A.	Had I come	
B.	to know about
C.	his difficulties	
D.	would have certainly helped.
E.	No error.
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A.	We have observed that
B.	many good programmes
C.	suffer of shortage
D.	of funds and other resources.
E.	Error.
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A.	Scarcely had I
B.	finished washing the car
C.	than the master came
D.	and asked me to clean the floor of the house.
E.	No error.
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A.	Developmental activities of	
B.	the government come
C.	to a standstill due	
D.	to paucity of funds.
E.	No error.
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A.	No country can long endure	
B.	if its foundations
C.	were not laid deep	
D.	in the material prosperity.
E.	No error.
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A.	Rajesh was expecting
B.	a telegram from his uncle
C.	which would inform
D.	him whether he went or not.
E.	No error.