Expected Common Error For IBPS PO PRE

GENERAL ENGLISH TEST-1

Directions: Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will 

be only in one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer. (Disregard 

punctuation errors, if any).

21. It is our duty (a) / to put off our shoes (b) / before entering the sanctum sanctorum of any temple or mosque. (c) /

No error (d)

Ans: (b) ‘Pull off’ in place of ‘put’ off’.

22. The only good thing (a) / about these pens (b) / are their colour and their size. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (c) ‘Is’ in place of ‘are. The subject ‘the only good thing’ is singular and thus the verb will be singular.

23. My brother-in- law (a) / who live in Mumbai (b) / have come to stay with us. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (a) ‘Brothers-in-law’ in place of ‘brother-in-laws’ For the plural‘s’ is added to the root word.

24. I advised my son (a) / to engage two coolies instead of one (b) / because the luggage was too much heavy 

for a single coolies. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (c) ‘Too heavy’ in place of ‘too much’.

25. Raman was one of those great sons of India (a)/ who has earned everlasting fame (b) / for scientific 

researches. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (b) ‘who have’ in place of ‘who has’. ‘Who’ has been used here for ‘sons’ and as this is plural, the verb should 

also be in accordance with that.

26. No sooner did the thief see the policeman (a) / that he jumped over the wall (b) / and ran away. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (b) ‘Than’ in place of ‘that. 

27. On entering the room (a) / she was found hanging (b) / from the ceiling. (c) / No error (d)

Ans:(b) ‘Found hanged’ in place of ‘found hanging’. 

28. If I were (a) / in his shoes (b) / I would die with shame. (c) / No error (d)

Ans:(c) ‘I would have died’ in place of ‘I would die’. This is the form of structure. If two parts of a sentence are 

in the past  tense, one part will be the past indefinite and another in the past perfect. 

29. I am vexed (a) / at him about what (b) / he has done. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (b) ‘With’ in place of ‘at’. 

30. He laid for half an hour unconscious (a) / until he was seen (b) / by a passing vehicle. (c) / No error (d)

Ans: (a) ‘Lay’ in place of ‘laid’. ‘Lay’ is the past indefinite form of ‘lie. 

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