SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 196

SSC CPO - 11 Dec 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q196

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He did nothing but to complain all day.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The sentence is:“He did nothing but to complain all day.”

Error: After “did nothing but”, we use the base form of the verb (without “to”)

Correct structure: did nothing but + base verb

So: “He did nothing but complain all day.”