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    Spotting Error Topic: preposition-2

    #everydayquiz #Spotting Error #preposition

    (a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers
    / (d) No error

    change AMONG to BETWEEN

    a) She was/ (b) angry on me because I/ (c) had not invited her to party./ (d) No error
    angry with someone.
    angry at something


    (a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No errorwe use OF with Worthy,, so remove FOR use OF

    a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error. we must not use ABOUT with Describe. so remove ABOUT

    (a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments/ (d) No error.here deal means to do Business so ,, WITH will be replaced by IN 

    (a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students/ (d) No error.Here Deal mean to behave or treat , so Use WITH instead Of FROM


    (a) Despite of / (b)working hard/ (c) he failed/ (d) No error.we must not use OF with DESPITE.. remove OF

    (a) Ashok/ (b) married with/ (c) Rekha last month./ (d) No error.remove WITH 


    (a) The earth's atmosphere/ (b)comprises of/ (c) three layers/ (d) No error.IN active VOICE Comprise Dont take OF prepositin.


    (a) The court held/ (b) the local MLA responsible/ (c) for the loss or damage to any
    public property./ (d) No error.
    use OF after LOSS,, LOSS OF or DAMAGE TO



    (a)He was debarred to attend/ (b) the monsoon session/ (c)of the Parliament./ (d) No error.debarred FROM attending

    (a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error.wait for means Await,, so either use AWAIT or WAIT FOR 

    a) He should refrain/ (b) to associate himself with any party/ (c) because people
    have faith in his integrity./ (d) No error.
    refrain takes FROM not TO ,,so USE refrain from


    (a) The songs of / (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error 
    we use TO after LISTEN but with WORTHLISTEN  we dont use TO,so remove TO

    (a) It should be obvious to you/ (b)that if you persist bothering him,/ (c) he will get
    angry with you/ (d) No error
    use IN after persist


    (a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error.differ takes FROM 

    (a)He had a suspected fracture, / (b) so he was/ (c)admitted into the hospital/
    (d) No error.

    admitted to

    (a) If you put your / (b) heart to it,/ (c) you will be a winner/ (d) No error.put your heart into it

    (a) He walked/ (b) ten miles/ (c) by foot/ (d) No error.on foot means to walk

    (a) He is good / (b) in mathematics/ (c)but his friend isn't./ (d) No error.good takes AT 
    BAD takes IN

    (a) Those who are in power/ (b) have to be sensitive of/ (c)the sufferings of the
    poor/ (d) No error.
    sensitive TO


    (a) Which newspaper/ (b) do you/ (c) subscribe for?/ (d) No errorSUBSCRIBE takes TO,, so use TO instead of FOr

    (a) We thought that the train/ (b) would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./
    (d)No error
    on time > exact time

    in time> before time


    (a) Despite of repeated warnings, / (b) he touched a live electric wire,/ (c) and was
    electrocuted./ (d) No error.
    remove OF


    (a)It is my pleasure / (b) to congratulate you for your success/ (c) in the Civil Services
    Examination/ (d) No error.
    congratulate and compliment takes ON


    (a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No erroravail takes OF, so USE avail my self of

    a) It is half/ (b) past two/ (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.
     use BY instead of IN
    (
    a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./
    (d) No error
    cope never takes UP.. so cope with is Right



    (a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No errortold and Tell we must not use TO with them

    (a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No erroraccused takes Of 

    a)We disposed of / (b) our old furnitures/ (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.disposed of is right.. furnitures should be replaced by furniture

    a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error
    bereft takes OF 
    so bereft OF

    (a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No errorassent takes TO,, so use assented TO

    (a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about
    bears./ (d) No error.
    beware takes OF


    (a) The teacher was tense/ (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/
    (d) a hundred students.
    remove OF


    (a) There is no rule/ (b) regarding the length of a precis/ (c) with relation to/ (d)
    that of the original passage.
    change WITH RELATION TO >> in relation to 


    (a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No errorsuffer takes FROM so use suffering FROM

    (a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home/ (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error
    remove to

    (a) He wanted to go/ (b) to his home/ (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error
    no error

    if home as any possessive thing like me my him his her then we can use TO

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