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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 15

SSC GD Constable (English) - 5th March 2019 Shift 2 • English • Q15

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

Scholars have studied the lives of present-day farmer’s who practice agriculture.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. farmer’s.

  1. The error lies in option 1 because of the wrong use of "Apostrophe".
  2. We need to replace "Farmer's" with "Farmers'" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The verb of the given statement "Practice" is in the plural form it means that the subject "Farmer" should also be in the plural form.
  • We just add "apostrophe" after a plural noun.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Scholars have studied the lives of present-day farmers' who practice agriculture.