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Home Verbal Ability Spotting Errors See What Others Are Saying!
  • Question
  • Read 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). (solve as per the direction given)


  • Options
  • A. Every motorist knows
  • B. road signs---whether symbols or colour codes--- have an immediacy
  • C. that neither the spoken nor the written word can match.
  • D. No error.

  • Correct Answer
  • road signs---whether symbols or colour codes--- have an immediacy  

    Explanation

    The sentence reads: "Every motorist knows road signs---whether symbols or colour codes--- have an immediacy that neither the spoken nor the written word can match." Let's break it down to identify any grammatical error:

    1. Option A - Every motorist knows:
      • This part is grammatically correct. The subject "Every motorist" is followed by the verb "knows," and there is no error in this part.
    2. Option B - road signs---whether symbols or colour codes--- have an immediacy:
      • This part contains an error. The subject "road signs" is plural, so the verb "have" is correctly used. However, there should be a comma or dash after "colour codes" for clarity, and "have" is correctly placed here. There seems to be a minor punctuation error, but no grammar error in verb usage.
    3. Option C - that neither the spoken nor the written word can match:
      • This part is grammatically correct. The structure of "neither...nor" is used correctly, and the phrase "can match" is also fine in this context.
    4. Option D - No error:
      • The sentence is almost correct except for some punctuation issues in Option B. The sentence structure itself is grammatically correct, so Option D is not fully correct.
    5. Final Answer:
      • The error is related to punctuation, which affects clarity, but grammatically the sentence is correct in verb agreement. The correct answer is B.

  • More questions

    • 1. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. Having read a number of stories
    • B. about space travel
    • C. his dream now is about to visit the moon
    • D. No error.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Women

      P : till the other day
      Q : who were content being housewives
      R : about spending their time cooking
      S : now sound apologetic
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PQRS
    • B. RSPQ
    • C. QPSR
    • D. RQPS
    • Discuss
    • 3. Our office clock is not so correct as it should be it is usually five minutes fast.

    • Options
    • A. right
    • B. regular
    • C. accurate
    • D. No improvement
    • Discuss
    • 4. Had you been told me about your problem, I would have helped you.

    • Options
    • A. If you would have told
    • B. Had you have told
    • C. had you told
    • D. If you have told
    • E. No correction required
    • Discuss
    • 5. I was

      P : and stay fro few days in Delhi
      Q : when my father told me
      R : very excited
      S : that I could go with him
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PQRS
    • B. RQSP
    • C. QRSP
    • D. SPQR
    • Discuss
    • 6. ENMITY

    • Options
    • A. Important
    • B. Unnecessary
    • C. Friendship
    • D. Likeness
    • Discuss
    • 7. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. The eminent speaker's speech
    • B. was broadcasted over
    • C. all the major radio-stations.
    • D. No error.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The party stalwarts have advised the President to take it lying down for a while.

    • Options
    • A. to be cautious
    • B. to be on the defensive
    • C. to take rest
    • D. to show no reaction
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.
      P : One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.
      Q : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.
      R : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.
      S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.
      S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. QSPR
    • B. PSRQ
    • C. QRSP
    • D. RPQS
    • Discuss
    • 10. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. An Indian ship
    • B. laden with merchandise
    • C. got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
    • D. No error.
    • Discuss


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