Spot the Error - 9

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1. The children were quarrelling between themselves(A)/ when all of a sudden it occurred to them that their teacher(B)/ was watching them (C)/ No error (D)/
2. Such rules(A)/ do not apply to(B)/ you and I (C)/ No error (D)/
3. The river(A)/ has overflown(B)/ its banks(C)/ No error (D)/
4. IIM Calcutta’s MBA programme (A)/ is regarded(B)/ as the finest in the country (C)/ No error (D)/
5. One of the most(A)/ widely spread(B)/ bad habit is the use of tobacco. (C)/ No error (D)/
6. This is the boy(A)/ who I think had won(B)/ the gold medal in the dance competition.(C)/ No error (D)/
7. The priest emphasised (A)/ that it is the duty(B)/ of all Christians to love each other. (C)/ No error (D)/
8. The pond is flooded(A)/ with water because it is raining(B)/ continuously for the last three days. (C)/ No error (D)/
9. Scaling the high wall,(A)/ a vast expanse of greenery (B)/ reaching up to the horizon was seen. (C)/ No error (D)/
10. Any of the two(A)/ roads leads(B)/ to the station.(C)/ No error (D)/

 

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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.


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