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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 15

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • English • Q15

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

Nowadays spectacles are costly than they used to be.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. costly than.

  1. The error lies in option 2 because of the wrong use of "Adjective".
  2. We need to replace "Costly" with "Costlier" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The statement contains "Than" which shows the comparison between the two things.
  • For showing comparison, we need to use the comparative degree of the adjective.
  • "Costlier" is the comparative degree of the adjective "Costly".
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Nowadays spectacles are costlier than they used to be.