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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 14

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18 Feb 2019 Shift 1 • English • Q14

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

Soon after returning to office, the CBI chief transfer five officers.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. transfer five officers.

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Tense".
  2. We need to replace "Transfer" with "Transferred" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • A completed action being showed in the given statement hence, we need to write the statement in the simple past tense.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Soon after returning to office, the CBI chief transferred five officers.