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SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CPO - 23 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • English • Q29

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

I remember a friend to me buying several pairs of shoes at a sale.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. a friend to me.

  • The segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error is "a friend to me."
  • The correct phrase should be "a friend of mine" instead of "a friend to me."
  • The phrase "of mine" indicates possession or association more appropriately than "to me" in this context.
  • Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: "I remember a friend of mine buying several pairs of shoes at a sale." T

he other segments—"buying several pairs," "of shoes at a sale," and "I remember"—are grammatically correct and require no alteration.