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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 21

SSC GD Constable (English) - 11 Feb 2019 Shift 1 • English • Q21

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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Many students thought that this year’s question paper was very tough as compared to last year.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. compared to last year. 

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Pronoun".
  2. We need to replace "Last year" with "Last year's" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The comparison is between "This year's question paper and last year's question paper".
  • We don't use nouns again and again hence, we use "Apostrophe" for that.
  • Hence, "Last year's question paper" becomes "Last year's".
  • The chosen option contains the ERROR hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Many students thought that this year’s question paper was very tough as compared to last year's.