BIBLIOPHILE QUIZ ENGLISH - Error Detection Questions 22 JUNE 2018-

This room would look much better if you put a furniture in that corner.

This room would look much better

If you put a furniture

In that corner

No Error

Remove ‘a’ before furniture as ‘furniture’ is an uncountable noun and won’t take a/an before it.

The fact that the compact car is better than conventional cars has been proved by its sales.

The fact that the compact car

is better than conventional cars

has been proved by its sales.

No Error

Use ‘the’ before conventional cars as comparison has been made between two particular objects. Moreover, second comparative object (noun) will be in the same form as of the first one.

All writers on the subject of democracy have dwelt with the difficulty against which the aims and ideals of democracy have to contest.

democracy have dwelt with the difficulty against

Which the aims and ideals of democracy have to contest

No Error

Replace ‘dwelt with’ by ‘dwelt on’ as the correct preposition used with ‘dwell’ is ‘on’.

Dwell on: to think or talk about something a lot all the time.

Replace ‘dwelt with’ by ‘dwelt on’ as the correct preposition used with ‘dwell’ is ‘on’.

Dwell on: to think or talk about something a lot all the time.

�Work hard, lest you should fail”, said the father to his son who was taking his M.A. Examination that year.

“Work hard, lest you should fail”

Said the father to his son who was

taking his M.A. Examination that year

No Error

‘Lest’ takes ‘should’ with itself, hence part (A) is error free.

‘The use of article ‘the’ before father is also apt as ‘the’ represents definiteness and particularity of the subject and his case.

And lastly, ‘taking his M.A. examination’ that year is also correct as to appear in the examination is meant for ‘take the examination’.

No Error

‘Lest’ takes ‘should’ with itself, hence part (A) is error free.

‘The use of article ‘the’ before father is also apt as ‘the’ represents definiteness and particularity of the subject and his case.

And lastly, ‘taking his M.A. examination’ that year is also correct as to appear in the examination is meant for ‘take the examination’.

He is almost quite competent for the post of Manager, so when given a chance, he can lead the company to its goal.

He is almost quite competent for the post of

Manager, so when given a chance,

He can lead the company to its goal

No Error

Sol. Remove ‘almost’ before ‘quite’ as no adverb is advised to use before ‘quite’.

For e.g. Very quite right ×, almost quite eight ×.

‘Quite’ itself being an adverb won’t take any adverb before it.

Sol. Remove ‘almost’ before ‘quite’ as no adverb is advised to use before ‘quite’.

For e.g. Very quite right ×, almost quite eight ×.

‘Quite’ itself being an adverb won’t take any adverb before it.

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