Find the Error in Sentences

1. I went to his house but couldn't meet him because he had gone out before I arrived.

2. When I see him I will ask him to return the money he owes me.

3. I eagerly look forward to meeting you in November this year.

4. If I were the king I would provide free houses to the poor people of my country.

5. My daughters-in-law are on tour to Europe for a week.

6. He asked me what my name was and where I came from.

7. Neither of them is going to attend the annual day function next week.

8. I have not seen him for twenty years and hence I am not sure whether he is alive or dead.

9. He fell ill because he had walked for five miles which is a great distance for a man of his age.

10. The Vice-Chancellor of our university urged to the agitating students to shun violence and maintain peace on the campus.

1. The children were quarrelling among themselves when all of a sudden it occurred to them that their teacher was watching them.

2. Such rules do not apply to you and me.

3. The river has overflown its banks. (Overflown means fly over something)

4. The sentence is correct.

5. One of the most widely spread bad habits is the use of tobacco.

6. The sentence is correct.

7. The priest emphasised that it is the duty of all Christians to love one another. (Here 'is' need not change to 'was' because the statement is something which is still true)

8. The pond is flooded with water because it has been raining continuously for the last three days.

9. On scaling the high wall a vast expanse of greenery reaching up to the horizon was seen.

10. Either or Neither of the two roads leads to the station.

1. Bobby learnt the alphabet at the age of two. (Alphabet refers to a standard set of letters and not each letter)

2. The sentence is correct.

3. The ruins of the spillway are a vital clue to the epic struggle that unfolded as generations of Khmer engineers coped with a water system that grew complex and unruly.

4. The sentence is correct.

5. The headmaster has instructed the teachers to follow the rules of the school.

6. Mohan's eyes reflect a hope for a better future in Microsoft.

7. He went to Mumbai with a view to securing a job.

8. The Headmaster with all his senior teachers has come to attend the meeting.

9. The teacher said that the building adjacent to his house needed repairs.

10. It is a known fact that grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.

1. I whistled thrice with full might and raised my arms towards the sky.

2. Science and religion are both necessary for man and for his outer and inner self respectively.

3. At certain seasons, some areas on Mars are subject to strong winds.

4. The first innings of the match was very sensational.

5. The scientists could not hardly complete all the experiments.

6. Many a man has come to India from Bangladesh to live here permanently.

7. Our football team comprises of eleven skilled players.

8. Knowledge and wisdom make an individual truly complete and self-assured..

9. One of the boys who always gives the correct answer is Samuel.

10. It is hightime we renovated our old house.

1. She generally gave herself very good advice and sometimes she scolded herself so severely so as to bring tears into her eyes.

2. Have you gone through any of these three chapters that have been included in this volume?

3. I have been learning English for ten years without much effect.

4. Ramesh has agreed to marry with the girl of his parent's choice.

5. The pity is that no sooner had he left the place than the fire broke out.

6. When he arrived the party was in full swing or By the time he arrived the party was in full swing.

7. Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key.

8. I can’t help sneezing as I got drenched yesterday and have a bad cold.

9. I have lived from the hand to the mouth for all these fifty years though nobody knows it.

10. Both he and his friend worked in close harmony on the same project.

1. The Monk loved riding and hunting and refused to conform to rules and regulations of the ancient monastic order.

2. Inflation and shortages have made it very difficult for him to make his both ends meet.

3. The most studious boy in the class was made as the captain.

4. I am participating in the two-mile race tomorrow morning.

5. When he heard the news that his mother had been hospitalised he returned backed to his village..

6. It has been such a wonderful evening, I look forward to meeting you again after the vacations.

7. When the boy committed a mistake, the teacher made him to do the sum again.

8. Unless the government does not revises its policy of liberalization the growth of the indigeneous technology will be adversely affected.

9. Supposing If you get a seat in the plane you will not take more than two hours to reach Mumbai.

10. Whenever a person loses anything the poor folk around are suspected.

1. I do not think that in my childhood I ever felt or knew that these brothers were not all of the same mother.

2. No error.

3. There is a distinct possibility that he will leave the job once the investigation is over.

4. Pooja went to her friend’s house at the appointed hour; but she was told that her friend had left half an hour earlier.

5. Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out his pocket.

6. No error.

7. The person in the seat of justice should be absolutely impartial and not treat his nearest and dearest favourably.

8. Let us congratulate him on his success in the examination.

9. Many people prefer to travel by the road because it is less expensive.

10. She was beside herself with joy when she came to know that she had been selected for the job.

1. My father was bed-ridden and my mother, an old servant of the house and I were his principle principal attendants.

2. The prime minister as well as his secretary was expected to arrive in Chennai on Saturday morning

3. The speaker was not only slow but also inaudible as well

4. Many doctors flatly refused to believe Jenner when he announced that he had found a vaccination against smallpox..

5. A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are threatening for plants and animals.

6. Even though it is cloudy we can see that many a star is twinkling in the sky.

7. The truck driver accused the lady of walking in the middle of the road.

8. I have paid my electricity and water bill only a week ago.

9. It is obvious that either Ram or you are responsible for the loss the company has incurred.

10. There were so many mistakes in his recitation that the teacher asked him to repeat the poem again.

1. By the time you arrive tomorrow I would have finished my work and gone home..

2. No error.

3. The captain with the members of his team is returning to the city after a fortnight.

4. We must sympathize with others in their troubles.

5. The teacher asked his students if they had gone through any of the three chapters included in the prescribed text.

6. The mother asked the child why she had cried out in her sleep the previous night.

7. The scientists in America have been trying for long to discover the genes responsible for ageing.

8. It was really smart of him to have chosen the right course wasn’t it?.

9. It is necessary for us to familiarize ourselves with and get used to the ways of the people among whom we live.

10. She said that she understood his point of view very well.

1. She enquired whether anyone had seen her baby.

2. These are his concluding remarks.

3. The shopkeeper offered either to exchange the goods or to refund the money.

4. No error.

5. We should keep such people at an arm's length.

6. When he was tired he took rest in the shade of tree. (C) /

7. The most important feature of our products is that they are developed in–house.

8. I started early for the station lest I should not miss the train.

9. I wanted to see that whether they had actually read the notes.

10. They made him treasurer because they considered him as honest and efficient.

1. The President reached back this morning after a visit to the southern States.

2. The only Indian to win the Nobel Prize for the Literature was Rabindranath Tagore.

3. He did not observe carefully that what was in front of him.

4. Most of the residents were inside the building when it was collapsed.

5. No error.

6. Egyptian cotton is superior to Indian.

7. Your shirt looks so good. Where did you buy it?

8. A miser man spends very little even on food. OR A miserly man spends.....

9. I have sent you a letter last month.

10. All that glitters is not gold.

1. The population of Kolkata is greater than that of Delhi although Delhi is the capital of India.

2. Does it matter whether a cat is white or black as long as it catches mice?

3. You will be prosecuted for bringing seeds into Australia.

4. No sooner had I spoken than he left. .

5. He looked up into the matter with keen interest.

6. No error.

7. His assistants have done and are still doing excellent work for the organization.

8. This variety of cloth is superior to any other in the shop.

9. He went to the house and I followed with him.

10. My eldest son is coming back from the U.S.A. this month.