Spotting Errors for IBPS Clerk
Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) Yesterday a thief / 2) broke into / 3) my house but / 4) he could not steal anything. / 5) No error
2. 1) Most women undermine themselves / 2) by thinking that they are not qualified enough, / 3) or they haven’t worked before or their husband / 4) won’t like it if they worked. / 5) No error
3. 1) In case you cannot be in office on time, / 2) call in your senior / 3) at least an hour earlier and inform / 4) that you are going to be late. / 5) No error
4. 1) Please expect that life will / 2) not be easy once / 3) you make up the decision / 4) to take up a career. / 5) No error
5. 1) Financial planning for women is tricky considering / 2) they have to take career breaks for / 3) a variety of reasons such as marriage, child-birth, / 4) and looking after kids or the elder. / 5) No error
Answers:
- . 5
- . 3; Replace ‘husband’ with ‘husbands’
- . 2; Replace ‘call in’ with ‘call up’
- . 3; Delete ‘up’
- . 4; Replace ‘elder’ with ‘elderly’
