Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 27401
Q. A woman who always (1) / connives on the (2) / faults of her children (3) / is their worst enemy. (4) / No Error (5)- Published on 21 Feb 17a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
ANSWER: 2
Replace ‘on’ with ‘at’
The verb ‘connives’ takes the preposition ‘at’ after it.
The correct sentence should be: A woman who always connives
at the faults of her children is their worst enemy.
Uses of At, In, On‘At’ is used as follows:- At is used with small towns and villages
e.g. He was born at Ramgarh.
He lives at village Konda.
- ‘At’ is used before a noun denoting a definite point of time.
e.g. She called on me at 8 p.m. yesterday.
‘In’ is used as follows:
- ‘In’ is used with the names of big cities, provinces and countries.
e.g. His father lives in England.
His younger brother lives in Kolkata.
- ‘In’ is used before the names of months and years.
e.g. His sister was born in 1993 in month of December.
‘On’ is used with dates and names of days.
e.g. I joined college on the 25th May.
I shall leave for Mumbai on Wednesday.
