SSC CPO 2021 PYQ — Question 129

SSC CPO Tier II - 26 July 2021 • English • Q129

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

The farmers are using / HYV seeds / so then they can get / a better yield.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is optioon 2 i.e. so then they can get

  • The phrase "so then" is incorrect here. The correct conjunction to use is "so that" which properly indicates purpose or result.

  • The corrected phrase should be "so that they can get."

So, the corrected sentence is: "The farmers are using HYV seeds so that they can get a better yield."