NTT Data Error Identification Quiz 1

Solution - The incorrect part of the sentence would be part 1.

When a plural noun explains a specific amount, the verb should be singular.

The correct replacement should be ‘was'. So, the correct sentence would be:

Five Hundred rupees was the amount hitanshi won.

Solution - The error lies in option 3 as the verb 'remains' is incorrect and must be replaced with the verb 'remain' as with 'will' we always use the infinitive form of the verb.

The correct form should be: 'and will remain so.'

Solution - 'We must denounce' should be there in place of 'We must denounced'. A Modal verb is followed by another verb in the base form (the infinitive without the 'To') and they are not conjugated (we don't add an 'S' in the third person).

Solution - The given sentence has an error in the verb form of 'expect'. The auxiliary verb 'are' is not in agreement with the verb form 'expect'. We need to use a verb form which is in agreement with the particular verb. So, we will use the past participle form of the verb i.e. expected. The correct phrase would be 'not expected'.

Solution - We are talking about ''two'' best things. So we must write ''were.''

Solution - The error lies in the 2nd part of the sentence.

As per the Subject-Verb agreement rule, The verb must agree with its Subject in Number and person. Vaibhav being the 2nd person must agree with 2nd person singular verb.

Thus, 'Reminds' should be replaced with 'remind'.

Thus the correct sentence will be: Meenal asked Vaibhav to remind her about the meeting.

Solution - The correct answer is- 'error lies in the part-A'
Using 'predicted' in place of 'predict' to make the sentence correct.
We know that 'have, has, had' are the helping verbs of perfect tense and they always take the third form of the verb(V3). Structure of Present Perfect: Sub + has/have + V3 + object.

Solution - The error lies in the incorrect usage of the auxiliary verb 'was'.
The subject of the sentence i.e. 'The students, the teachers and the principal' is a compound subject. The compound subject is plural when it is connected with 'and' therefore, will always require a plural verb according to subject-verb agreement. Thus, 'was' needs to be replaced with 'were'.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'The students, the teachers and the principal were angry about the removal of zebra crossing lines in front of the main gate.'

Solution - in the above given sentence, the error is in part C.
It is so because 'than' has been wrongly used in place of 'then'.
'Than' is used for comparison (more than; faster than, etc.)
'Then' is used to represent time. In the given context: afterwards.
Therefore, 'than' will be replaced by 'then'.

Solution - The use of the adjective 'thorough' is incorrect in this sentence.
The adjective 'thorough' means complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.
The sentence uses the word after the verb suggesting that it should be a preposition, making it a phrasal verb.
So, the correct word here should be the preposition 'through.'

Correct Sentence - Scrolling through my Instagram feed I hovered over a video of a minor road traffic accident.