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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 6

SSC CGL - 23 Sep 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q6

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Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:

The officer ordered to the soldiers to march ahead.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. ordered the soldiers to march ahead.

 

Explanation of the Error:

  • Transitive Verb Usage: The verb 'order' is a transitive verb. In English grammar, transitive verbs are followed directly by an object without the need for a preposition like 'to.'

  • Redundancy: Adding 'to' after 'ordered' (e.g., 'ordered to the soldiers') is grammatically incorrect because the command is directed specifically toward the object (the soldiers).

  • Infinitive Structure: The second 'to' in the sentence ('to march ahead') is correct as it forms part of the infinitive phrase that explains what the soldiers were ordered to do.

Correct Structure:

  • Subject + ordered + Object + to-infinitive.

  • Example: The officer (Subject) + ordered (Verb) + the soldiers (Object) + to march ahead (Infinitive phrase).

Final Sentence: The officer ordered the soldiers to march ahead.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.