IBPS Clerk Mains: English Error Correction

Directions: (Q. 1 - 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

1. Wise and experienced (1)/ managers are (2)/ well versed in (3)/ principles of management. (4)/ No error (5).
2. The use of internet has brought (1)/ forward dramatic improvements in (2)/ organizational efficiency (3)/ and customer satisfaction. (4)/ No error (5).
3.  For great many people (1)/ in this world (2)/ hoarding money (3)/ has been main concern. (4)/ No error (5).
4. The management has shown (1)/ little patience. (2)/ That is the reason (3)/ they avert a strike. (4)/ No error (5).
5.  Confidence is the (1)/ first step to lie the foundation stone (2)/ of your defined success (3)/ to reach your cherished goals. (4)/ No error (5).
6.  Rani said to her son, (1)/ "Firstly wash your hands and feet (2)/ and then (3)/ start taking lunch".(4) / No error (5).
7.  The bank charges (1)/ according to the number of (2)/ cheques cleared through the account (3)/ and the credit balances. (4)/ No error (5).
8. The candidates who have (1)/ underwent training (2)/ for a period of six months (3)/ will be eligible to get absorbed into the organisation. (4)/ No error (5).
9. The workers went on hauling across (1)/ the heavy boulder (2)/ when the supervisor (3)/ asked them to stop. (4)/ No error (5).
10. The director has ordered (1)/ the clerk to bring (2)/ all the correspondence (3)/ associated to all the clients. (4)/ No error (5).

Answers:

1-5;

2-2; Replace 'forward' with 'about'.

3-1; Write 'a' before 'great'.

4-2; Write 'a' before 'little'.

5-2; Replace 'lie' with 'lay'.

6-2; Replace 'Firstly' with 'First'.

7-5; No error.

8-2; Replace 'underwent' with 'undergone'.

9-3; Replace 'when' with 'until'.

10-4; Replace 'to' with 'with'.