Spotting Errors: Tick-mark the part
that has an error.
1.
She is not so intelligent (1) /that she thinks
(2)/ herself to be (3)
2.
Hardly
had the teacher (1) / come out of the class (2) /than the students (3) /started talking
loudly (3).
3.
He
was watching TV (1)/ when a thief entered into (2)/ his house and (3) /stole
jewellery and cash (4).
4.
Eating
lunch (1) /he took his bag (2) and rode
motor-bike (3) to reach office.
5.
She behaves (1) / as if she was a queen( 2).
6.
Thousand of sparrows (1) / assemble on (2) /this
tree daily (3) /in the evening (4).
7.
She is one of the (1) / most intelligent student (2) / of the
class, yet (3) / she is not proud of it
(4)/.
8.
All
boys have gone (1) /to their houses
because (2)/holidays have been announced all of a sudden (3).
9.
She
has told me (1)/ that she would do it (2) as fastly as she could (3) and within
a few days (4)I would get the result
(4).
10.
Delhi
is furher (1) from Ambala (2) than it is
(3) from Karnal (4). Answers:1. (2: instead of that, as will be used because this is the use of so....as ) 2. (3: Hardly.......when not than) 3. (2. entered is not followed by in) 4.(1. In stead of eating, use 'Having eaten'---a perfect participle) 5. (2. as if + subject + were not was with all subjects) 6. (1. thousands not thousand) 7. (2. one of the most intelligent students not student) 8.(1. all the boys) 9. (3. fast not fastly: fastly is not adverb) 10. (1. farther not further)
