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 SPOTTING ERRORS–2
 
  1. In all financial matters, she is all in all.
     a                 b                 c           d
  2. After a glance, I have understood
          a                           b
     the second chapter comprises of three units.
                   c              d
  3.  All queries should be addressed to
            a              b             c
      the concerned officer.
                  d
  4. The literary giant has been conferred
              a                 b
     the same honour by the chairman of the college.
          c                 d
  5. The PM has condoled the death of
         a                   b    c    
     the Pakistani Minister.
                  d
  6. The college is consisted of
           a        b
     both Hindus and Muslims.
          c        d
  7. In completion of the task, he as well they
         a         b         c    
      have been tired.
            d
 KEY WITH EXPLANATION
 1-d. The phrase needed here is ‘all-powerful’ because ‘all in all’ means ‘of supreme or exclusive importance, interest’ etc.
     They were all in all to each other.
     Taking it all in all (= considering everything), I have decided to do so.
     All in all, it’s not a bad little restaurant (= generally, all things considered).
     Moreover, the phrase is adverbial not adjective which is needed here.
 2-d. The word ‘comprise’ doesn’t take ‘of’ when it means ‘consist of’. However, ‘be comprised of’ is correct. It means ‘to include and contain’.
     The company is comprised of five divisions.
     The city’s population is largely comprised of Asians and Europeans.
     So the sentence should be: After a glance, I have understood the second chapter is comprised of/ comprises/consists of three units.
     The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or constitute or make up) the Union. Even though careful writers often maintain this distinction, comprise is increasingly used in place of compose, especially in the passive: The Union is comprised of 50 states.
 3-d. It should be ….the officer concerned (with this matter). When you mean ‘involved in something or affected by it’, concerned is not used before a noun.
     The affair is greatly regretted by everyone concerned.
     Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned.
     Everyone concerned in the incident was questioned by the police.
     All the people concerned with children’s education.
     If ‘concerned’ is used before a noun, it means ‘worried’ or ‘anxious’. The concerned officer passed sleepless nights after an attack or a ride by ACB.
     Concerned parents approached the school about the problem.
     As a verb it has the conjugation: Concern, concerned, concerns, concerning giving the meaning ‘to have to do with or relate to’.
     I wrote an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
 4-c. The sentence should be: The same honour by the chairman of the college has been conferred (up) on the literary giant. Since the whole sentence is to be shuffled, the error lies in both ‘b’ and ‘c’ parts. Either of them can be marked in the exam. The correct phrase is ‘to confer a title/degree/honour etc. on/upon somebody’.
     An honorary degree was conferred on him by the university.
     Confer with somebody about or on something=to discuss something with somebody, especially in order to exchange opinions or to get advice.
     He wanted to confer with his colleagues/uncle before reaching a decision.
     To bestow (an honor), for example, they conferred a medal on the hero.
     We conferred an honorary degree on her.
 5-b. The PM has condoled with the Pakistani people on their minister’s death (or)
     The PM sent his condolences on the death of the Pakistani Minister.
     The verb ‘condole’ is used with ‘with’. It means ‘to express sympathy or sorrow.
      I condoled with him in his loss. As a noun, it is used in plural ‘condolences’. The collocations are ‘give/send/offer one’s condolences. I would like to offer my condolences to the victim’s parents.
     Our condolences go to his wife and family. I sent him a letter of condolences.
 6-b. The phrase ‘be consisted of’ unlike ‘be comprised of’ is wrong. Remove ‘is’. The forms of phrasal verbs are ‘consists in’ something and ‘consists of’ something.
     The team consists of (=to be made of or formed from) four Europeans and two Americans.
     The buffet consisted of several different Indian dishes.
     Happiness doesn’t consist in how many possessions you have.
     Consist of, include, comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve are used almost synonymously as explained below.
      These verbs mean to take in or contain as part of something larger. Include often implies an incomplete listing:
     "Through the process of amendment, interpretation and court decision I have finally been included in 'We, the people'" (Barbara C. Jordan).
     Comprise usually implies that all of the components are stated:
     The book comprises 15 chapters.
     Comprehend and embrace usually refer to the taking in of subordinate elements:
     My field of study comprehends several disciplines.
     This theory embraces many facets of human behaviour.
     Involve usually suggests inclusion as a logical consequence or necessary condition:
     "Every argument involves some assumptions" (Brooke F. Westcott).
 7-d. …has been tired. If the subject is singular, the verb is singular. The verb is plural, if the subject is plural. The verb must agree with the number of the subject, not with its qualifiers. The subject is ‘he’ and so the verb is ‘has been tired’. It should not agree with ‘they’, though it is nearer to it.
     Radha as well as kamala is (not ‘are’) my favourite student.