Spot the error questions asked in SSC CGL, 2013

 

Find the error, if any

1.     Grapes (a) / cannot gathered (b) / from thistles (c) / No error (d).

2.     Mohans’ eyes (a) / reflect a hope (b) / for a better future in Microsoft (c)/ No error (d).

3.     He went to Mumbai (a) / with a view (b) / to secure a job (c)/ No error (d).

4.     The teacher said (a) / that the building adjacent with his house (b) / needed repairs (c)/ No error (d).

5.     The headmaster with all his senior teachers (a) / have come (b) / to attend the meeting (c)/ No error (d).

 

 

Answers and explanations

1.     (b) cannot be gathered

Can is a modal and modal is always followed by 1^st form of verb.

2.     (a) Mohan’s

3.     (c) securing

There are three conditions of “to”

(1)  [to + V1 + ing ] – when phrase includes to

Phrases like: due to, owing to, with a view to, in addition to, look forward to

Ex. In addition to helping him, I gave him five hundred rupees.

           Phrase        V1+ing

(2)  [ to + V1 ] – when phrase doesn’t includes to

Ex. She wanted him to paint the car.

                  No phrase     V1

(3)  [ to + be + V3 ] – when doer is missing i.e. in passive voice

Ex. This box is too heavy to be lifted.

          Doer is missing       to + be + V3 (Passive Voice)

4.     (b) adjacent to

5.     (b) Replace “have” by “has”

In case of

[With, Along with, Together with, As well as, Besides] Verb is used according to 1^st Subject.

Ex.

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

Subject 1 (Singular)     Subject 2 (Plural)      (has)