Error Spotting · SSC CGL previous year questions

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error: "I are dancing with my husband at my sister’s wedding."

1. A.husband at my
2. B.I are dancing
3. C.with my
4. D.sister’s wedding

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. You should / see a oculist; / your eyes look / worse today.

1. A.your eyes look
2. B.You should
3. C.worse today
4. D.see a oculist;

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. My mother is a honest and well known woman in the society.

1. A.in the society
2. B.My mother
3. C.is a honest
4. D.and well known woman

Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion. He was always been a grumpy man so I never liked him and avoided his company.

1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error. I love to read certain stories from a Mahabharata.

1. A.certain
2. B.to
3. C.love
4. D.a

Identify the option that rectifies the error in the given sentence. In 2023, she will has been working in the company for three years.

1. A.By 2023
2. B.in company
3. C.she will have been
4. D.since three years

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. We hardly knew nothing / about the manager / who had recently joined.

1. A.We hardly knew nothing
2. B.No error
3. C.about the manager
4. D.who had recently joined

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Here / come / the bus / for Lucknow.

1. A.for Lucknow
2. B.the bus
3. C.come
4. D.Here

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Anti-party activities / improved my relations / with an opposition.

1. A.Anti-party activities
2. B.No error
3. C.Improved my relations
4. D.With an opposition

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. All the horses, except one, always / behaved in a rough manner when / Robert come to clean the stable.

1. A.behaved in a rough manner when
2. B.Robert come to clean the stable
3. C.No error
4. D.All the horses, except one, always

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The commanders entered by force into terrorists’ camp.

1. A.broke down
2. B.broke with
3. C.broke into
4. D.broke off

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. You wash / the dishes / and / I dry the same.

1. A.and
2. B.You wash
3. C.I dry the same
4. D.the dishes

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The doctor came / after the patient / had / pass away.

1. A.The doctor came
2. B.pass away
3. C.after the patient
4. D.had

Direction: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I am sure that / the postman would be / coming shortly / to deliver the letter.

1. A.I am sure that
2. B.coming shortly
3. C.to deliver the letter
4. D.the postman would be

Direction: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Maruti likes / adventure / stories, especially / an adventures of Tarzan.

1. A.stories, especially
2. B.an adventures of Tarzan
3. C.Maruti likes
4. D.adventure

Direction: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I play / cricket in / my childhood / with my sister.

1. A.my childhood
2. B.with my sister
3. C.I play
4. D.cricket in

Direction: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The historians / are a great / asset to the / field of academia.

1. A.field of academia
2. B.are a great
3. C.asset to the
4. D.The historians

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. He will return in a hour.

1. A.return
2. B.He will
3. C.hour
4. D.in a

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Binay said that / he is coming / from / his village, Jaygarh.

1. A.from
2. B.he is coming
3. C.his village, Jaygarh
4. D.Binay said that

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. She was waiting for a opportunity to start her own business.

1. A.own business
2. B.to start her
3. C.for a opportunity
4. D.She was waiting

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. If things were not going to be normal / after the pandemic, mankind will / have to accept the New Normal.

1. A.after the pandemic, mankind will
2. B.have to accept the New Normal
3. C.If things were not going to be normal
4. D.no error

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. This will be most difficult of /the adjustments we have to make / because we have been used to spending a lot on guests.

1. A.spending a lot on guests
2. B.the adjustments we have to make
3. C.This will be most difficult of
4. D.because we have been used to

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If / it will rain, / we will have / a tough time.

1. A.if
2. B.a tough time
3. C.we will have
4. D.it will rain

Direction: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. My students / had expect / guidance from my end.

1. A.had expect
2. B.guidance from my end
3. C.My students
4. D.No error

Direction: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. One of these / boxes have the portrait / of the heiress.

1. A.boxes have
2. B.of the heiress
3. C.the portrait
4. D.One of these