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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 13

SSC GD Constable (English) - 6 March 2019 Shift 1 • English • Q13

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

Seeds of mustard plants give us oil and the leave are used as a vegetable.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. leave are used.

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Subject-verb agreement".
  2. We need to replace "Leave" with "Leaves" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
  • The verb of the given statement is in the plural form hence, we need to use a plural subject here.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Seeds of mustard plants give us oil and the leaves are used as a vegetable.