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Spotting Errors & Sentence Improvement (English for Exams)

त्रुटि पहचान एवं वाक्य सुधार (परीक्षा हेतु अंग्रेज़ी)

GECBy Govt Exam Center Editorial TeamPublished 5 June 2026Updated 5 June 20262 min read✓ Reviewed for accuracy

English

These two question types test the same skill: catching a grammar mistake. Know the common error areas and you can scan any sentence quickly. HIGH-FREQUENCY ERROR AREAS • Subject–verb agreement: a singular subject takes a singular verb ("He plays", not "He play"). • Tense consistency: don't mix past and present without reason. • Prepositions: "good at", "married to", "different from", "capable of". • Articles: "a"/"an" for one general thing, "the" for something specific. • Pronoun agreement: pronoun must match its noun in number/gender. • Parallelism: list items must share the same form ("reading, writing and singing"). HOW TO ATTACK 1) Read the WHOLE sentence first — many errors only show up in context. 2) Check the verb against its subject, then the tense, then prepositions/articles. 3) In Sentence Improvement, test each option in place; pick the one that is correct AND natural. SOLVED EXAMPLES 1) "One of the students were absent." → error: "were" should be "was" (subject "One" is singular). 2) "He is senior than me." → "senior to me" (use "to" with senior/junior/superior). EXAM ANGLE: Subject–verb agreement and prepositions are the most-tested — check them first. Practise daily English error sets on Govt Exam Center.

हिंदी

ये दोनों प्रश्न प्रकार एक ही कौशल परखते हैं: व्याकरण की गलती पकड़ना। सामान्य त्रुटि क्षेत्र जानें तो किसी भी वाक्य को जल्दी स्कैन कर सकते हैं। अधिक पूछे त्रुटि क्षेत्र • कर्ता–क्रिया मेल: एकवचन कर्ता एकवचन क्रिया लेता है ("He plays", न कि "He play")। • काल संगति: बिना कारण भूत एवं वर्तमान न मिलाएँ। • पूर्वसर्ग: "good at", "married to", "different from", "capable of"। • आर्टिकल: सामान्य एक वस्तु हेतु "a"/"an", विशिष्ट हेतु "the"। • सर्वनाम मेल: सर्वनाम अपनी संज्ञा से वचन/लिंग में मेल खाए। • समानांतरता: सूची के पद एक ही रूप साझा करें ("reading, writing and singing")। कैसे हल करें 1) पहले पूरा वाक्य पढ़ें — कई त्रुटियाँ केवल संदर्भ में दिखती हैं। 2) क्रिया को कर्ता से, फिर काल, फिर पूर्वसर्ग/आर्टिकल जाँचें। 3) वाक्य सुधार में हर विकल्प को रखकर परखें; वह चुनें जो सही एवं स्वाभाविक हो। हल किए उदाहरण 1) "One of the students were absent." → त्रुटि: "were" को "was" होना चाहिए (कर्ता "One" एकवचन है)। 2) "He is senior than me." → "senior to me" (senior/junior/superior के साथ "to")। परीक्षा दृष्टि: कर्ता–क्रिया मेल एवं पूर्वसर्ग सबसे अधिक पूछे जाते हैं — इन्हें पहले जाँचें। Govt Exam Center पर रोज़ अंग्रेज़ी त्रुटि सेट का अभ्यास करें।

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