Spot the Error in Sentences - 37

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1. He had arrived at Cairo (A)/ a few months before (B)/ protests shook the Arab world. (C)/ No error. (D)/
2. Most of us who are older competitive runners (A)/ are not able to race anywhere at the same speed (B)/ as we do when we were 30. (C)/ No error. (D)/
3. Work hard (A)/ lest you do not (B)/ fail. (C)/ No error. (D)/
4. The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species (A)/ and this habitat fragmentation (B)/ can pose a serious threat to endemic plants.(C)/ No error. (D)/
5. Turbidity current is a fast-moving current (A)/ that sweeps down submarine canyons, (B)/ carrying sand and mud into the deep sea. (C)/ No error. (D)/
6. Every one (A)/ of the boys (B)/ love to ride. (C)/ No error. (D)/
7. Neither praise nor blame (A)/ seem (B)/ to affect him. (C)/ No error. (D)/
8. Many a man (A)/ has succumbed (B)/ to this temptation. (C)/ No error. (D)/
9. A time slot of fifteen minutes (A)/ are allowed (B)/ to each speaker.(C)/ No error. (D)/
10. He asked (A)/ whether either of the brothers (B)/ were at home (C)/ No error. (D)/

 

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1. He had arrived in Cairo a few months before protests shook the Arab world.

2. Most of us who are older competitive runners are not able to race anywhere at the same speed as we did when we were 30.

3. Work hard lest you should fail or Work hard lest you fail.

4. The Eastern Ghats are the homes of 2600 plant species and this habitat fragmentation can pose a serious threat to endemic plants. OR The Eastern Ghats is the home of …… In some instances, HOME TO is preferred to HOME OF, though both are correct.

5. No error.

6. Every one of the boys loves to ride.

7. Neither praise nor blame seems to affect him.

8. No error.

9. A time slot of fifteen minutes is allowed to each speaker.

10. He asked whether either of the brothers was at home.



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