SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 20

SSC CHSL - 13 March 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q20

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

Fashion might not be first thing that comes to mind when we think of isolation strategies.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Fashion might not be first.

Error Concept: missing article usage.

What is wrong: The phrase "Fashion might not be first" lacks the definite article "the" before "first."

Grammar Concept: When using ordinal numbers like "first," "second," etc., an article (usually "the") is required before the ordinal.

Incorrectness of the concept in context: The omission of "the" makes the phrase grammatically incorrect.

Correction: Add the article "the" before "first."

Corrected phrase: Fashion might not be the first

Final sentence: Fashion might not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of isolation strategies.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.