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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 14

SSC GD Constable (English) - 13 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • English • Q14

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

Even though I took a taxi, the train left before I reached the station.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. the train left.

  1. The error lies in option 4 because of the wrong use of "Tense".
  2. We need to replace "Left" with "Had left" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • If two actions occur in the past tense we keep the first action in the past perfect tense while the second action in the simple past tense.
  • In the given statement, the first action is 'The train left" hence, we need to keep this part of the statement in the past perfect tense.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Even though I took a taxi, the train had left before I reached the station.