Tips for Error Spotting Part 3


1. Sentences are always opposite to question tags, for example, if the question tag is positive then the sentence is negative and vice versa.
It’s a bit early, is it? (Incorrect)
It’s a bit early, isn’t it? (Correct)
2. Instead of ‘who’ or ‘which’, the relative pronoun ‘that’ is used after adjectives in the superlative degree.
These are the best which he could get. (Incorrect)
These are the best that he could get. (Correct)
3. ‘As’ is used both before and after the adjective to show equality.
I can write as fast, if not faster than her. (Incorrect)
I can write as fast as, if not faster than her. (Correct)
Government Exam 2022

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