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SSC CGL Preparation – Day 4
📝 Spotting Errors – Practice Set
🔘 In each of the following sentences, a part is underlined or broken into segments. Identify the part with an error. If there is no error, choose “No error.”
1. Each of the boys (A) / in the class (B) / have completed their homework (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (C)
✅ Correction: has completed his homework
📘 “Each” is singular, so use singular verb and pronoun.
2. The manager along with his team (A) / are attending the meeting (B) / scheduled at 4 PM (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: is attending the meeting
📘 When “along with” is used, the verb agrees with the main subject (“manager”).
3. The sceneries (A) / of Kashmir (B) / are really enchanting (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (A)
✅ Correction: The scenery
📘 “Scenery” is uncountable; “sceneries” is incorrect.
4. One of my friend (A) / is going to Canada (B) / next month (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (A)
✅ Correction: One of my friends
📘 Use plural noun after “one of.”
5. Neither of the two girls (A) / have passed (B) / the final examination (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: has passed
📘 “Neither” is singular.
6. She does not know (A) / to whom she should address (B) / the application letter (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: whom to address
📘 Avoid unnecessary repetition: “to whom she should address” → “whom to address.”
7. He is working (A) / in Infosys (B) / for the past two years (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (C)
✅ Correction: has been working
📘 Present perfect continuous is used with “for the past…”
8. The police (A) / is investigating (B) / the case carefully (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: are investigating
📘 “Police” is a plural collective noun.
9. The teacher asked (A) / that why he was late (B) / to the class (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: why he was late
📘 Remove “that” when using an interrogative clause.
10. No sooner did he arrive (A) / when the meeting started (B) / without him (C) / No error (D)
Answer: (B)
✅ Correction: than the meeting started
📘 Use “than” with “No sooner…”
