SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q13

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

An eight years old girl has made this beautiful painting.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. An eight years old.

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Since the verb is singular, the noun phrase used should be singular. So, 'an eight years' should be replaced by 'an eight year.'

The correct sentence is:

An eight year old girl has made this beautiful painting.