SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 129

SSC CGL Tier II - English 13th Sep. 19 • English • Q129

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
Word by word reading lead to the development of another bad habit which is the habit of reading aloud.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. leads to the development.

subject singular- singular verb

subject plural - plural verb.

As the subject of the verb is WORD by WORD that is singular we need to use a singular verb.

Lead should be replaced with Leads for making the sentence grammatically correct.

The correct sentence will be- 

Word by word reading leads to the development of another bad habit which is the habit of reading aloud.