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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error.
01. During an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. cover above a table
2. During an earthquake,
3. it is advised to take
4. to save your life.
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “cover under a table” instead of “cover above a table.”
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02. He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. was the town library
2. for which he went
3. He used to reply
4. that the only place
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “he went” instead of “for which he went.”
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03. The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. gazing longingly
2. at the toy
3. No error
4. The child was
Option – 3
The given sentence appears to be grammatically correct,
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04. Rehan and Ronit are / good friends and / it don’t matter to them / as to who is wealthier.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. good friends and
2. it don’t matter to them
3. Rehan and Ronit are
4. as to who is wealthier.
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “it doesn’t matter to them” or “it doesn’t matter” instead of using “don’t,” which is grammatically incorrect.
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05. One can never imagine / how hot it gets in Delhi / unless one doesn’t go / there in person.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. One can never imagine
2. unless one doesn’t go
3. how hot it gets in Delhi
4. there in person.
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “unless one goes” instead of “unless one doesn’t go.” The negative “doesn’t” creates a double negative, and it is more grammatically accurate to say “unless one goes.”
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06. Neither the doctors nor / the nurse were present / when the patient / reached the hospital.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. Neither the doctors nor
2. the nurse were present
3. when the patient
4. reached the hospital
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “the nurse was present” because the subject “the nurse” is singular. The correct sentence is: “Neither the doctors nor the nurse was present when the patient reached the hospital.”
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07. They will go to bed / early since they / have to get up / at five on the morning.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. have to get up
2. at five on the morning
3. They will go to bed
4. early since they
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “at five in the morning” instead of “at five on the morning.” The preposition “in” is more appropriate when indicating a specific time in the morning. The corrected sentence is: “They will go to bed early since they have to get up at five in the morning.”
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08. There was no denying the fact / that King Lear confided to / his daughter Cordelia / more than anybody else.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. that King Lear confided to
2. There was no denying the fact
3. more than anybody else.
4. his daughter Cordelia
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “that King Lear confided in” instead of “that King Lear confided to.” The corrected sentence is: “There was no denying the fact that King Lear confided in his daughter Cordelia more than anybody else.”
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09. There is a whole world / out there that / is invisible from / the naked eye.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. the naked eye
2. is invisible from
3. There is a whole world
4. out there that
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “is invisible to” instead of “is invisible from.” The corrected sentence is: “There is a whole world out there that is invisible to the naked eye.”
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10. The manager told her that / she should be a bit more / careful while executed the / orders of the company.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. The manager told her that
2. she should be a bit more
3. orders of the company
4. careful while executed the
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “while executing the” instead of “while executed the.” The corrected sentence is: “The manager told her that she should be a bit more careful while executing the orders of the company.”
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11. The newspaper reported / that it was a mystery / how the thieves enter / into the house.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. into the house
2. how the thieves enter
3. that it was a mystery
4. The newspaper reported
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “how the thieves entered” instead of “how the thieves enter.” The corrected sentence is: “The newspaper reported that it was a mystery how the thieves entered into the house.”
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12. Amla juice / is rich with / Vitamin C. / no error
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. Vitamin C.
2. Amla juice
3. No error
4. is rich with
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “is rich in” instead of “is rich with.” The corrected sentence is: “Amla juice is rich in Vitamin C.”
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13. The jury was not happy with the performance / and was quite harsh. / The singer took / their criticism in heart.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. The jury was not happy with the performance
2. The singer took
3. their criticism in heart.
4. and was quite harsh.
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “took their criticism to heart” instead of “took their criticism in heart.” The corrected sentence is: “The jury was not happy with the performance and was quite harsh. The singer took their criticism to heart.”
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14. I had walked / for most of the day / to Kanpur and then / get on the train by Mumbai.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. I had walked
2. to Kanpur and then
3. get on the train by Mumbai
4. for most of the day
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “get on the train to Mumbai” instead of “get on the train by Mumbai.” The corrected sentence is: “I had walked for most of the day to Kanpur and then got on the train to Mumbai.”
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15. There are some monkeys / on the roof of the / carriage but Madhav / did not see them.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. on the roof of the
2. There are some monkeys
3. carriage but Madhav
4. did not see them.
Option – 2
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16. He will make mistakes, but he will learn / by making mistakes. So, dear parents, / once you put the money in your / children’s little pockets, forget all on it.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. children’s little pockets, forget all on it
2. once you put the money in your
3. by making mistakes. So, dear parents,
4. He will make mistakes, but he will learn
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “forget all about it” or simply “forget it” instead of “forget all on it.” The corrected sentence is: “He will make mistakes, but he will learn by making mistakes. So, dear parents, once you put the money in your children’s little pockets, forget all about it.”
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17. After seeing that Shreya / was in trouble, / Rahul quietly stepped up to help.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. Rahul quietly stepped up to help
2. After seeing that Shreya
3. was in trouble
4. No error
Option – 4
The given sentence appears to be grammatically correct.
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18. The prisoner was / accused for stealing / from his landlord.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. accused for stealing
2. The prisoner was
3. from his landlord
4. No error
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “accused of stealing” instead of “accused for stealing.” The corrected sentence is: “The prisoner was accused of stealing from his landlord.”
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19. He always / aimed highly / in life.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. No error
2. in life
3. aimed highly
4. He always
Option – 3
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20. When the train pulled in / at the station, it take / Joseph some time / to get off.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. When the train pulled in
2. at the station, it take
3. Joseph some time
4. to get off
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “it took Joseph some time” instead of “it take Joseph some time.” The corrected sentence is: “When the train pulled in at the station, it took Joseph some time to get off.”
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21. Both Reeta and Ronika / has won / the dance competition / this year.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. the dance competition
2. this year.
3. Both Reeta and Ronika
4. has won
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “have won” instead of “has won” because the subject “Both Reeta and Ronika” is plural. The corrected sentence is: “Both Reeta and Ronika have won the dance competition this year.”
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22. I am having trouble / deciding in / a gift for them. / no error
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. a gift for them.
2. No error
3. I am having trouble
4. deciding in
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “deciding on” instead of “deciding in.” The corrected sentence is: “I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them.”
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23. The boy had run away / because he couldn’t stand / his father beat him / for one more day.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. his father beat him
2. because he couldn’t stand
3. The boy had run away
4. for one more day
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “his father beating him” instead of “his father beat him.” The corrected sentence is: “The boy had run away because he couldn’t stand his father beating him for one more day.”
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24. You must / be hurry, / otherwise you will / miss the train.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. miss the train.
2. be hurry,
3. You must
4. otherwise you will
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “hurry” instead of “be hurry.” The corrected sentence is: “You must hurry, otherwise you will miss the train.”
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25. Bobo was / very richer than Jim / as he had illicitly accumulated / all his wealth.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. very richer than Jim
2. all his wealth.
3. as he had illicitly accumulated
4. Bobo was
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “much richer than Jim” or “very rich compared to Jim.” The comparative form “richer” already indicates a comparison, and adding “very” is redundant. The corrected sentence is: “Bobo was much richer than Jim as he had illicitly accumulated all his wealth.”
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26. They all, except Shirin, were very sad / during the farewell party given / to the teacher retiring, and her / indifference were well noticed.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. They all, except Shirin, were very sad
2. during the farewell party given
3. indifference were well noticed
4. to the teacher retiring, and her
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “and her indifference was well noticed.” The subject “indifference” is singular, so the verb “was” should also be singular. The corrected sentence is: “They all, except Shirin, were very sad during the farewell party given to the retiring teacher, and her indifference was well noticed.”
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27. Her concerts / are very admired / by the foreigners / no error.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. are very admired
2. by the foreigners.
3. No error
4. Her concerts
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “are admired” or “are greatly admired” instead of “are very admired.” The adjective “very” is not necessary in this context. The corrected sentence is: “Her concerts are admired by the foreigners.”
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28. He was / paid handsomely for / his ability to handle / the crowd skillful.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. paid handsomely for
2. his ability to handle
3. the crowd skillful.
4. He was
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “the crowd skillfully” or “skillfully handle the crowd.” The adverb “skillfully” should modify the verb “handle” rather than the noun “crowd.” The corrected sentence is: “He was paid handsomely for his ability to skillfully handle the crowd.”
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29. He does not / know how to / draw quickly / and straightly.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. and straightly
2. He does not
3. know how to
4. draw quickly
Option – 1
The adverb “straightly” is less common in English. It would be more idiomatic to say “and straight” or “and quickly” instead of “and straightly.” The corrected sentence is: “He does not know how to draw quickly and straight.”
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30. She has / a habit of / spending against / her means.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. her means
2. She has
3. spending against
4. a habit of
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “spending beyond” instead of “spending against.” The corrected sentence is: “She has a habit of spending beyond her means.”
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31. He knows that / he has no other option / but to work hard.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. He knows that
2. but to work hard
3. he has no other option
4. No error
Option – 2
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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32. The article that she wrote / for the last week’s Sunday Supplement / fairly criticises / the abuse of mobile phones.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. The article that she wrote
2. for the last week’s Sunday Supplement
3. the abuses of mobile phones.
4. fairly criticises
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “fairly criticizes” instead of “fairly criticises.” The correct spelling in American English is “criticizes,” while in British English, it is “criticises.” Choose the appropriate spelling based on the variety of English you are using.
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33. Mother said that / it was quite all right / for her to get upset / for scoring less.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. Mother said that
2. it was quite all right
3. for scoring less.
4. for her to get upset
Option – 2
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34. She has / not written / a single novel / by three years.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. not written
2. She has
3. by three years
4. a single novel
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “in three years” instead of “by three years.” The corrected sentence is: “She has not written a single novel in three years.”
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35. The scooter that / I am using / these days is belonging / to my brother.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. to my brother
2. I am using
3. The scooter that
4. these days is belonging
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “belongs to” instead of “is belonging to.” The corrected sentence is: “The scooter that I am using these days belongs to my brother.”
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36. She is quiet a generous woman / to have donated / such a large amount / for the flood affected people.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. to have donated
2. for the flood affected people.
3. such a large amount
4. She is quiet a generous woman
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “She is quite a generous woman” instead of “She is quiet a generous woman.” The corrected sentence is: “She is quite a generous woman to have donated such a large amount for the flood-affected people.”
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37. A book market / was been operated by some readers / in the street when / they reached there.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. they reached there.
2. A book market
3. was been operated by some readers
4. in the street when
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “was being operated” instead of “was been operated.” The corrected sentence is: “A book market was being operated by some readers in the street when they reached there.”
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38. Children listens to people / speaking around them / for a long time before / they begin to speak.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. Children listens to people
2. speaking around them
3. they begin to speak
4. for a long time before
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “Children listen to people” instead of “Children listens to people.” The corrected sentence is: “Children listen to people speaking around them for a long time before they begin to speak.”
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39. The wedding gown / looked decently / despite being / studded wit jewels. (SSC CGL 2022)
1. The wedding gown
2. despite being
3. looked decently
4. studded with jewels.
Option – 3
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40. Huda lived in / the southern part / off Germany.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. off Germany
2. the southern part
3. No error
4. Huda lived in
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “of Germany” instead of “off Germany.” The corrected sentence is: “Huda lived in the southern part of Germany.”
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41. The audience has being / angry as the magician / is not performing / as expected.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. is not performing
2. as expected
3. The audience has being
4. angry as the magician
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “The audience has been” instead of “The audience has being.” The corrected sentence is: “The audience has been angry as the magician is not performing as expected.”
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42. The meeting was held upon / for an hour / due to non-availability / of the committee members.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. of the committee members.
2. due to non-availability
3. for an hour
4. The meeting was held upon
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “for an hour” instead of “upon for an hour.” The corrected sentence is: “The meeting was held for an hour due to non-availability of the committee members.”
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43. The number of students / attending their classes / are constantly decreasing / in our university.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. The number of students
2. attending their classes
3. in our university
4. are constantly decreasing
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “is constantly decreasing” because “the number” is a singular noun. The corrected sentence is: “The number of students attending their classes is constantly decreasing in our university.”
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44. No talking / on the dinner table / is an absolute rule.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. No talking
2. No Error
3. on the dinner table
4. is an absolute rule.
Option – 2
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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45. The students usually asks / for a bonus time of / thirty minutes for / completing their projects.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. The students usually asks
2. completing their projects
3. for a bonus time of
4. thirty minutes for
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “The students usually ask” instead of “The students usually asks.” The corrected sentence is: “The students usually ask for a bonus time of thirty minutes for completing their projects.”
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46. One of the major challenges / he faced during his / undergraduate days were / the shortage of money.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. he faced during his
2. One of the major challenges
3. the shortage of money
4. undergraduate days were
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “undergraduate days was” because “One,” as the subject, is singular. The corrected sentence is: “One of the major challenges he faced during his undergraduate days was the shortage of money.”
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47. The man who / was committed / the theft last night / was caught this evening.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. was caught this evening.
2. was committed
3. The man who
4. the theft last night
Option – 2
The correct phrase should be “committed” without “was.” The corrected sentence is: “The man who committed the theft last night was caught this evening.”
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48. There can be precious / diamonds and metals / in the surface / just below you.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. diamonds and metals
2. just below you.
3. in the surface
4. There can be precious
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “on the surface” or “beneath the surface” instead of “in the surface.” The corrected sentence is: “There can be precious diamonds and metals on the surface just below you.”
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49. The boy, as well as / his friends, were / absent from the class / when the teacher came.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. absent from the class
2. when the teacher came
3. his friends, were
4. The boy, as well as
Option – 3
The correct phrase should be “his friends, was” because “the boy” is singular. The corrected sentence is: “The boy, as well as his friends, was absent from the class when the teacher came.”
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50. He describes the place vivid / that inspired in us / a wish to visit / the same.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. He describes the place vivid
2. the same.
3. a wish to visit
4. that inspired in us
Option – 1
The correct phrase should be “He describes the place vividly” instead of “He describes the place vivid.” The corrected sentence is: “He describes the place vividly that inspired in us a wish to visit the same.”
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51. It would be impossible for them / to continue living in this world / if each of them knew / exactly what fate had it store for them.
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. It would be impossible for them
2. if each of them knew
3. to continue living in this world
4. exactly what fate had it store for them
Option – 4
The correct phrase should be “what fate had in store for them” instead of “what fate had it store for them.” The corrected sentence is: “It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had in store for them.”
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Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Has Gita any previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
(SSC CGL 2022)
1. with
2. Has
3. any
4. work
Option – 4
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I have never played any game of side this track during the season.
1. during the season
2. of side this track
3. I have never played
4. any game
Option – 2
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14. There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
1. There are three cupholders
2. on the cupboards
3. the secretariat table.
4. placed on the
Option – 2
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Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
I told Rahu on wait for two hours at the bus stop.
1. at
2. for
3. told
4. on
Option – 4
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Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
A great transition / marked / the 20th century / for mankind
1. A great transition marked the 20th century for mankind.
2. The 20th century marked a great transition for mankind.
3. A great transition for mankind marked the 20th century.
4. For mankind, a great transition marked the 20th century.
Option – 2
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