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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 14

SSC GD Constable (English) - 14 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • English • Q14

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

If I am a bird, I would fly and explore the world.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. If I am.

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Verb".
  2. We need to replace "Am" with "Were" to make the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The given statement shows the hypothetical statement and the correct structure for this is:-
  • If + subject + were + noun, subject + would + v1 + object.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

If I were a bird, I would fly and explore the world.