Locate the error in this sentence: If I was you, I would decline the offer.
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Answer: A · If I was you
Replace the faulty clause with ‘If I were you’; were is preferred in a hypothetical condition.
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SSC Spot the Error Practice Questions with Answers
A spot the error question asks you to find the one part of a sentence that breaks a grammar rule. The questions below cover comparatives and superlatives, conditionals, uncountable nouns and parallel structure. Try each one before you open the answer, then compare your reasoning with the explanation.
Spot the error में वाक्य का वह भाग पहचानना होता है जिसमें व्याकरण की गलती है। पहले पूरा वाक्य पढ़ें, फिर कर्ता और क्रिया का मेल जाँचें। हर प्रश्न का उत्तर और कारण नीचे दिया है।
How to solve spot the error questions
- Read the whole sentence once before you look at the options.
- Check the subject and the verb: do they agree in number and tense?
- Look for rule-based traps: a double comparative (more better), an uncountable noun with a or an (an advice), or will inside an if clause.
- Choose No error only after you have checked every part of the sentence.
9 practice questions with answers
Think first, then tap “Show answer” to check. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Which part is responsible for the grammatical fault in: ‘The role needs patience, accuracy, and to communicate clearly’?
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Answer: B · to communicate clearly
The corrected sentence is ‘The role needs patience, accuracy, and clear communication’ because coordinated items should share a grammatical form.
Locate the error in this sentence: If it will rain, the match will be postponed.
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Answer: C · If it will rain
Replace the faulty clause with ‘If it rains’; the first conditional uses the simple present in the if-clause.
Choose the erroneous expression in: This is one of the useful tool in the kit.
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Answer: B · one of the useful tool
Use ‘one of the useful tools’ in this construction because one of the requires a plural count noun.
Find the erroneous part, if any: She has lived in Jaipur since 2021.
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Answer: A · No error
The sentence follows standard agreement, tense, and complementation rules; therefore, no part requires correction.
Choose the erroneous expression in: Arun is senior than Ravi in service.
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Answer: B · senior than
Use ‘senior to’ in this construction because senior is followed by ‘to’.
Find the erroneous part, if any: The news was encouraging for everyone.
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Answer: D · No error
The sentence follows standard agreement, tense, and complementation rules; therefore, no part requires correction.
Choose the erroneous expression in: I prefer tea than coffee in the morning.
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Answer: A · prefer tea than coffee
Use ‘prefer tea to coffee’ in this construction because prefer is followed by ‘to’.
Locate the error in this sentence: Unless you do not hurry, you will miss the bus.
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Answer: B · Unless you do not hurry
Replace the faulty clause with ‘Unless you hurry’; unless already carries a negative meaning.
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- Do not hunt for a mistake in the part that sounds odd. Test the rule first and then the sound.
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- After a mistake is found, say the corrected sentence in your head to confirm that it now reads naturally.
Frequently asked questions
What is a spot the error question?
A sentence is given and you must pick the part that contains a grammatical mistake. If every part is correct, the right choice is No error.
Can a sentence have more than one error?
In a well-set question only one part is wrong. If you think two parts are wrong, re-read the rule for each part; one of them is usually acceptable.
How can I improve my accuracy?
Practise by rule, not by random sentences. Note the rule behind every mistake you make and revisit those rules before the next test.