WeCP Error Identification Quiz 1

Ans: No error

The original sentence is correct in the given form and therefore the no part needs no replacement.

Ans: Getting to hire

The sentence is starting with a gerund and implying as the narrator is feeling happy to have got the job of the assistant to a pastry chef. Therefore, instead of ‘to hire’, the past participle ‘hired’ must be used to make the sentence meaningful.

Ans: and the consequences damage

The given part is grammatically as well as contextually incorrect as two nouns ‘consequences’ and ‘damage’ are coming together and making no sense. Instead of ‘consequences’ the adjective ‘consequential’ would make sense in the given context of the sentence.

Ans: have increasing started opting to

As we can observe that the sentence is made in Present Perfect Tense (Have + V3), usage of ‘increasing’ is ungrammatical in the sentence. Instead of it, the adverb ‘increasingly’ should be used here. Besides, the verb ‘opt’ always takes preposition ‘for’ after it. Therefore, ‘to’ must be replaced by ‘for’ to make it a grammatically correct sentence.

Ans: Religious bigots look away

Usage of the phrasal verb 'look away' which means ‘avert one's gaze' is inappropriate in this sentence.

'Look down on' which means ‘to consider someone or something lesser or inferior in some way’ would be suitable in this context. Hence ‘look down on’ should be used in place of ‘look away on’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Ans: Having leisure till outdoor

The word ‘leisure’ must be followed by the preposition ‘for’ instead of ‘till’ in this context. The expression “leisure for” means ‘free time for’.

Hence ‘for’ should be used in place of ‘till’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Ans: India lent a helpful handshake

The correct idiomatic expression is 'a helping hand' and not ‘a helpful handshake'. Hence ‘a helping hand’ should be used in place of ‘a helpful handshake’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Ans: all over the city looked at the perfect location

The sentence implies that the person (subject) is in search of a location for his factory setup. Therefore, the only participle that goes well with the context of the sentence is 'looking for'.

Ans: India’s macroeconomic threats lie exposed as it grapples with the rupee’s slide.

(a) is completely meaningless due to incorrect tense and singular-plural usage.

(b) is incorrect as it completely changes the meaning of the original statement.

(c) is incorrect due to use of lies, exposing, by etc.

Ans: and returns closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.

The first phrase of the sentence is in continuous tense and thus the remaining part should also follow that. Thus, returns must be replaced with returning.