Spot the Error - 29

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1. I waited (A)/ for her return (B)/ with growing unease. (C)/ No error. (D)/
2. I do not understand why (A)/ in spite of my best efforts to please him (B)/ my boss is so angry at me. (C)/ No error. (D)/
3. Being a rainy day, (A)/ we did not feel like going out or doing anything (B)/ except playing chess in our room. (C)/ No error. (D)/
4. It is not difficult to believe that a man (A)/ who has lived in this city for a long time (B)/ he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world. (C)/ No error. (D)/
5. Although we reached his house on time (A)/ he was left (B)/ for the airport. (C)/ No error. (D)/
6. If a thing (A)/ is worth doing at all (B)/ it is worth done well. (C)/ No error. (D)/
7. All the boys (A)/ returned back home (B)/ well in time for lunch. (C)/ No error. (D)/
8. Tell me the name of (A)/ a country where every citizen is law-abiding (B)/ and no trouble is there. (C)/ No error. (D)/
9. Considering about these facts (A)/ the principal has offered (B)/ him a seat. (C)/ No error. (D)/
10. His friends feel that (A)/ he will be suspended (B)/ unless he does not report for duty immediately. (C)/ No error. (D)/

 

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1. No error.

2. I do not understand why in spite of my best efforts to please him my boss is so angry with me. (Angry at is used with situations.)

3. It being a rainy day, we did not feel like going out or doing anything except playing chess in our room.

4. It is not difficult to believe that a man who has lived in this city for a long time will never feel at home anywhere else in the world.

5. Although we reached his house on time he had left for the airport.

6. If a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well.

7. All the boys returned home well in time for lunch.

8. Tell me the name of a country where every citizen is law-abiding and there is no trouble.

9. Considering these facts the principal has offered him a seat.

10. His friends feel that he will be suspended unless he reports for duty immediately.


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