Spotting Errors Test-5

The sentence should use 'would have contacted' instead of 'would contact' to correctly form the third conditional. This results in:

Had I known it earlier, I would have contacted you.

The error is in part B. In indirect speech, the question form is not used. It should be "why I called "instead of "why did I call."

Corrected sentence: "He asked me why I called him a rogue."

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The error is in part A. The correct relative pronoun to use with "person "is "who,"not "which.""Which "is used for animals or things, while "who "is used for people.

Corrected sentence: "The person who was recommended for the position did not fulfil the prescribed qualifications."

• The sentence starts with "What does Professor Dhavan," which is incorrect for asking about the reason or purpose.
• Instead, it should be "Why does Professor Dhavan spend so many hours in the laboratory?"
• Using "why" correctly frames the question about the reason for the professor's actions.
• The error is in part a, which should be corrected to "Why does."

Part A is incorrect because it lacks a complete thought, needing an object after 'understand.'

Additionally, part B should include 'an' before 'interest,' but only one error can be selected.

• The primary mistake is in part A.

The error in the sentence is in part B. The correct phrasing should be 'bigger than any other city' to ensure clarity and grammatical correctness when making a comparison.

The error is in part C. The correct question tag after "Sheela has scored a first class "should be "hasn 't she?"because the sentence is a positive statement, so the tag should be in the negative form.

Corrected sentence: "Sheela has scored a first class in her final exams, hasn 't she?"

The error is in part A. The sentence should read, 'The moment the house...' instead of 'At the moment the house...' . The phrase 'the moment' does not require the preposition 'at' before it.

The error is in part C . Here 's the corrected version:

• Ramesh did not like leaving his old parents alone in the house.
• But he had no alternative.
• As he had to go out to work.