ERROR CORRECTION
Error correction এমন একটি প্রক্রিয়া যার মাধ্যমে একটি বাক্যের ত্রুটি / ভুল সনাক্ত করতে হয় এবং সেই বাক্যকে একটি ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক বাক্যে রূপান্তর করতে হয়। আর এর জন্য অবশ্যই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যাকরণগত ধারণাগুলিতে রপ্ত হতে হবে।
Error Correction Exercises 1
WBCS, SSC CGL, Primary TET, Rail, PSC সহ যেকোনো পরীক্ষায় Error correction একটি অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ টপিক। আর আমরা তাই সহজপাঠ ক্লাসেস এর তরফ থেকে নিয়ে এসেছি Error correction এর উপর ব্যাখ্যা সহ প্রশ্নোত্তর।
QUESTION NO. 1
Many a man (a)/ have come to India from Bangladesh (b)/ to live here permanently. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(b) ‘Many a’ takes singular noun, as well as singular verb. So replace ‘have’ by ‘has’.
e.g., Many a player is injured lately.
QUESTION NO. 2
Our football team (a)/ comprises of (b)/ eleven skilled players. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(b) Don’t use ‘of’ after ‘comprises’. It is superflous use.
e.g., The class comprises fourty students.
QUESTION NO. 3
Knowledge and wisdom makes (a)/ an individual truly complete (b)/ and self-assured. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(d) No error
দুটো সিঙ্গুলার নাউন and দ্বারা যুক্ত হলে যদি pair হিসাবে ব্যাবহার হয় তখন singular হয়ে যায় । তখন verb আসবে singular verb
- Time and tide waits for none.
- Bread and butter was served for breakfast.
- The horse and carriage is waiting at the door.
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Beans and rice is her favourite dish.
- Comfort and luxury has made him lazy.
- Bread and butter is a wholesome breakfast.
QUESTION NO. 4
One of the boys (a)/ who always give the correct answer (b)/ is Samuel. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(b) Phrase ‘one of the’ takes plural noun and singular verb after it. So, replace ‘give’ by ‘gives.”
e.g., One of the leaders follows the path of Gandhiji.
QUESTION NO. 5
It is high time (a)/ we renovate (b)/ our old house. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(b) ‘Its time’ or ‘it’s high time’ is followed by (Verb)2. So, ‘renovate’ is to be replaced by ‘renovated’. e.g., It’s high time we played a match.
QUESTION NO. 6
Headmaster (a)/ has instructed (b)/ the teachers to follow the rules of the school. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
The Headmaster (a)
For a person specified, we should use article ‘the’. e.g., The secretary did not mind my words.
QUESTION NO. 7
The first inning (a)/ of the match (b)/ was very sensational. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
‘Inning’ is wrong usage. We should use ‘innings’ instead.
e.g., I was watching the highlights of the first innings of the world cup final.
QUESTION NO. 8
How long it takes (a)/ to travel from Chennai to Trichy (b)/ by train? (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
The correct syntax for interrogative sentence is ‘wh’ word + do/does+ sub + verb +?. So, we should replace ‘it takes’ by ‘does it take’. e.g.,
How long does it take to…. ?
QUESTION NO. 9
One should respect (a)/ the religions of others (b)/ as much as his own. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(c) Replace ‘his’ by ‘ones’ to make the possessive correct.
Somebody
e.g., One should respect one’s parents. .
QUESTION NO. 10
On a holiday (a)/ I prefer reading story books(b)/ than visiting my friends. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL Main – 2014]
(c) Verb ‘prefer’ takes ‘to’ not ‘than’ after it.
e.g., She prefers cooking to reading.
