English Questions – Spotting Error Set 126

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1. While interviews for those transitioning for / employment-based visa status to green / cards were standard a decade ago, waivers / have been regularly granted since then.
   1) While interviews for those transitioning from
   2) employment-based visa status to green
   3) cards were standard a decade ago, waivers
   4) have been regularly granted since then.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: Replace ‘for’ with ‘from’
   from – indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts.
2. A vast majority of those to whom / green ards are allotted comprise / those whom are already working / in the US on temporary visas.
   1) A vast majority of those to whom
   2) green ards are allotted comprise
   3) those whom are already working
   4) in the US on temporary visas.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: Replace ‘whom’ with ‘who’
3. This greatly reduced the altitude / it was to reach for a / successful mission, say scientists / privy to the project.
   1) This greatly reduced the altitude
   2) it was to reach for a
   3) successful mission, say scientists
   4) privy to the project.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation: No error
4. The heat shield is meant to protect / the satellite from the heat / generated during to friction / against atmosphere during takeoff.
   1) The heat shield is meant to protect
   2) the satellite from the heat
   3) generated during to friction
   4) against atmosphere during takeoff.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: it should be ‘due’ instead of ‘during’.
   due – expected at or planned for at a certain time.
5. In forward market today, premium / for dollar displayed a sluggish / trend owing to lack / of market moving factors.
   1) In forward market today, premium
   2) for dollar displayed a sluggish
   3) trend owing to lack
   4) of market moving factors.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Replace ‘display’ with ‘displayed’
   Displayed – (of information) shown on a computer screen or other device.
6. We are cautiously optimistic that this / represents the end of mining investment / hangover and some sustained signs / of life in service investment.
   1) We are cautiously optimistic that this
   2) represents the end of mining investment
   3) hangover and some sustained signs
   4) of life in service investment.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4) 
   Explanation: It should be ‘services’ instead of ‘service’ as per parallelism rule.
7. Morgan Stanley strategists said the euro / is expected to remain supported / against the dollar as it remains / undervalued compared with its peers.
   1) Morgan Stanley strategists said the euro
   2) is expected to remain supported
   3) against the dollar as it remains
   4) undervalued compared with its peers.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation: No error
8. Some of the robot manufacturers / defended themselves, saying / they had fix some or / all of the issues raised.
   1) Some of the robot manufacturers
   2) defended themselves, saying
   3) they had fix some or
   4) all of the issues raised.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3) 
   Explanation: It should be ‘fixed’ instead of ‘fix’ .
   Had + V3.
9. He said he had not been able to confirm / that as his team do / not have access to / that particular robot.
   1) He said he had not been able to confirm
   2) that as his team do
   3) not have access to
   4) that particular robot.
   5) No error
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Replace ‘do’ with ‘does’ for the team.
10. She founded the non-profit last year / after 17 year working in the / woefully underfunded education system / in a bid to bring learning to life.
    1) She founded the non-profit last year
    2) after 17 year working in the
    3) woefully underfunded education system
    4) in a bid to bring learning to life.
    5) No error
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 2)
    Explanation:It should be ’17 years’ instead of ’17 year.’