SIX PHRASE –

Spotting Error, Correcting Error

 Prerequisites

●Intermediate level Grammar

⮚Tenses
⮚Parts of speech
⮚If clause
⮚Degrees of Comparison
⮚Subject - Verb Agreement
●Mastery in the above mentioned topics is needed to succesfully
correct the errors
 Spotting Errors

● Easier than Correcting Errors

● Grammar is the not the only way to solve

● Having a strong base of English would go a long way

● Simple logic could answer some questions

 Spotting Errors

●(A)When the captain called the crew (B) Each of the crew
members run together (C) to the deck of the ship
a) A b) B c) C d) No
Error

●(A) Yauhan do not understand (B)the importance of money as

(C)he never had to earn himself
a) A b) B c) C d) No
error
 Spotting Errors

●(A) The phrase 'Be the change you want (B) to see in the
world' was (C) said through Mahatma Gandhi
a)A b) B c) C d) No
error

●(A) A tie is a very important (B) part of formal dressing

(C) for every men.
a) A b) B c) C d) No
change
 Spotting Errors

●(A) India is a vast country (B) that offers immeasurable

experience (C) to all visitors
a) A b) B c) C d) No error

●(A) Regardless of location, (B) internet have been a

milestone in bringing various (C) people, technology, resources and
academic together.
a) A b) B c) C d) No error
 Spotting Errors

●Although he was late (1)/ but he stopped on the way(2)/ to have

coffee with his friends. (3) / No error. (4)

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

●She was taking care of her baby for two hours (1)/ before she (2)/
was called by her mother. (3)/ No error. (4)

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
 Spotting Errors

●No sooner did he see his teacher (1)/ when he (2)/ stopped
copying. (3)/ No error(4).

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

●Had you been to Mumbai, (1)/ I would also go (2)/ with you (3)/
No error(4).

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
 Spotting Errors

●She ran so fastly (1)/ that she was able to catch (2)/ the running
bus (3)/ No error. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

He met me two days ago (1)/ but he never told me (2)/ about his
grandmother's death. (3)/ No error (4).

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
 Spotting Errors
●Almost all (1) / children (2) / like to indulge (3) / into ice creams and
chocolates. (4) / No error (5)

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Father is willing to go to (1) / the extra mile (2) / for the (3) / happiness or
prosperity of his children. (4) / No error (5)

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
 Correcting Errors

● You are supposed to spot the error in the statement

● You are supposed to replace it with the correct answer

● Dual work for a single point/ Mark

 Correcting Errors
●As soon as I turn the ignition key, the engine caught fire.
a) I turn an ignition key b) I turned the ignition key
c) I was turning the ignition key d) No change

●The most obvious downside to this pessimism is that it is coming at

their expenses
a) It is coming at their expense b) It is costing at their expense
c) It will be expensive d) It was coming at their expense
 Correcting Errors

●Ranthambore National Park houses endangered species of tiger

that cannot be find anywhere else in the whole country

a) Cannot be found anywhere else in the

b) Cannot be found anywhere other in
c) Cannot found any other place in the
d) No improvement needed
 Correcting Errors

●Chicago is widely known for its stuffed pizza and pizza pie joints
have always busting with innumerable people

a) Joints which were always busting

b) Joints that are always supposed to the busting
c) Joints that have always been busting
d) No improvement needed
Thank You