Common Error Detection - Study Mode

[#396] The fact of me/ being a stranger/ does not excuse his conduct.
Correct Answer

(A) The fact of me

Explanation

Solution: Here, Objective Case should be replaced by Possessive Case, Hence, the fact of my being, will be the correct sentence.

[#397] Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly / on the eve of the examination / that I found it very easy to work it out.
Correct Answer

(A) We discussed about the problem so thoroughly

Explanation

Solution: We discussed the problem so thoroughly

[#398] Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. An Indian ship / laden with merchandise / got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
Correct Answer

(C) got drowned in the Pacific Ocean

Explanation

Solution: sank in the Pacific Ocean

[#399] Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. I could not put up in a hotel / because the boarding and lodging charges / were exorbitant.
Correct Answer

(A) I could not put up in a hotel

Explanation

Solution: 'I could not put up at a hotel'

[#400] Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. The Indian radio / which was previously controlled by the British rulers / is free now from the narrow vested interests.
Correct Answer

(C) is free now from the narrow vested interests

Explanation

Solution: is now free from the narrow vested interests.