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Most Important Spotting Error Questions for SSC Exams

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In SSC CPO Exam, English is one of the important section as it is the only subject
which is asked in both Tier I & Tier II. So, we have provided you the frequently asked
questions based on 'Error Spotting'. This article contains important error spotting
questions based on "Adverb" for SSC Exams. We have already provided one article
based on adverbs . Click on the below link and go through the previous error
spotting articles.

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SSC Spotting Error Questions (Adverb)

1. The teacher (A)/ scolded him always (B)/ because he rarely reached school on
time. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error is in part (B) of the sentence. It is because of the wrong
placement of the adverb “always”. Please note that adverbs like always, seldom,
never etc are used before the main verb. So, “always” should be used before the
verb “scolded”.
2. It is a common misconception (A)/ that every policeman badly behaves (B)/ with
the citizens. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error lies in part (B) of the sentence. It is because the adverb “badly”
should be used after the verb “behaves”. The adverbs of manner are used after the
main verb.
Example:
He spoke very arrogantly.
He behaves very rudely.
3. She yesterday came (A)/ to meet you but you (B)/ were not present. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error lies in part (A) of the sentence. The adverbs of time like
yesterday, today etc are used in the end of any sentence. So, the word “yesterday”
should be used in part (B) of the above sentence.
4. Simran danced (A)/ in the college function (B)/ elegantly yesterday. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error is in part (C) of the sentence. It is because the adverb
“elegantly” should be used after the verb “danced”. Please note that if adverb of
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manner, adverb of place and adverb of time are given together in a sentence, then
their order should
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5. As I had been very bad (A)/ with calculations, she asked me (B)/ to carefully
solve the questions. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error is in part (C) of the sentence. The adverb “carefully" should be
used after the word “questions”. Please note that it is incorrect to use adverbs in
between of participles. Let’s take an example: He insisted me to thoroughly read
the article. The use of adverb “thoroughly” is incorrect in the sentence. It must be
used in the end of the sentence. This sentence should be written as “He insisted
me to read the article thoroughly.”
6. “Please listen to the announcement with carefully,”(A)/ said the manager (B)/to
his employees. (C)/No error
Solution: The error is in part (A) of the sentence. The use of preposition “with” is
incorrect with adverb “careful”. Please note that prepositions are never used with
adverbs.
7. No sooner the train reached (A)/ at the station than the passengers (B)/ began to
occupy their seats. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error is in part (A) of the sentence. The sentences starting with “no
sooner” are called “inversion”. In such sentences, verb is used before the subject.
The structure for “no sooner” is: “No sooner + did/had”.
example:
No sooner did I enter the room than everyone began to clap.
No sooner had we stepped out of the house than it began to rain heavily.
8. Seldom one will decide (A)/ that war with a friend's nation (B)/ is the only
recourse. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error lies in part (A) of the sentence. Sentences starting with “seldom,
hardly, never etc” uses inversion, i.e. the use of auxiliary verb is done after these
adverbs.
See some examples:
Seldom have I met with such a strange person.
Never did he speak bad to me.
9. Only after a year (A)/ he recovered (B)/ from coma. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error is in part (B) of the sentence. With “only last month, only after a
month/year, only then etc” inversion is used. So, part (B) should be written as “did
he recover”.
10. I did not participate (A)/ in the function, (B)/ she neither did. (C)/ No error
Solution: The error lies in part (C) of the sentence. Small sentence starting with
‘neither, nor, so etc” are used in English to show that the second condition is same
as the previous one. In such sentences, we use inversion, i.e., the verb is used
before the subject. Part (C) must be written as “neither did she”.

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