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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 15

SSC GD Constable (English) - 12 Feb 2019 Shift 2 • English • Q15

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

On the eleventh hour, she retired from the contest, leaving the field open to her opponent.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. On the eleventh hour.

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

Grammatical concept:- 

  • "At the eleventh hour" is the correct idiom which means "the last possible moment for doing something".
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

At the eleventh hour, she retired from the contest, leaving the field open to her opponent.