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Directions:

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose "No error".

Question : 26

Each of the girls (1)/ have come (2)/ with her books. (3)/ No error (4)

a) have come

b) with her books.

c) Each of the girls

d) No error

Answer: (a)

Each of the girls is a Singular Subject. Hence, Singular Verb i.e. has come is the right usage.

Question : 27 [SSC CAPFS (CPO) 2016]

The travellers were pacified when to hear that the plane had landed on the runway much before the official announcement.

a) much before the

b) were pacified when

c) landed on the runway

d) No error

Answer: (b)

Here, use of when is superfluous.

Hence, were pacified is the right usage.

Question : 28

To portray (1)/ what a fairness cream does without (2)/ any sort of comparison or visual (3)/ references are very difficult (4)/ No error (5)

a) references are very difficult

b) what a fairness cream does without

c) To portray

d) any sort of comparison or visual

e) No error

Answer: (a)

Question : 29

We are bring in the idea that (1)/ European rehabilitation focussed1,(2)/ on a multidisciplinary approach (3)/ towards chronic pain (4)/ No Error (5)

a) towards chronic pain

b) European rehabilitation focussed

c) We are bring in the idea that

d) on a multidisciplinary approach

e) No error

Answer: (c)

Question : 30

I did not like his (1)/ comments on my paper (2) / but I had no alternative (3) / as I had agreed to keep quiet (4)/ No error (5)

a) as I had agreed to keep quiet

b) comments on my paper

c) I did not like his

d) but I had no alternative

e) No error

Answer: (e)

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