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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 13

SSC GD Constable (English) - 19th Feb 2019 Shift 1 • English • Q13

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

Had you told me that you were in Mumbai I could have certainly contacted you instead of waiting here.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. could have.

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Modal verb".
  2. We need to replace "Could" with "Would" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The correct structure for the hypothetical statement is:-
  • Has + subject + past participle + object, subject + would + have + past participle + object.
  • We use "could" in this type of statement as well but there is "Certainly" in the given statement hence, "would" will be the correct choice.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Had you told me that you were in Mumbai I would have certainly contacted you instead of waiting here.