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SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CPO - 25 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • English • Q19

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

Either Ramesh or Reema have the keys to the cupboard.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. or Reema have.

  • The error in the segment is related to the subject-verb agreement.
  • The verb should agree to the nearer subject in case of correlative conjunctions.
  • "Reema" is a singular subject so the verb must be singular as well.
  • So, it should be "or Reema has" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
  • The correct sentence will be: Either Ramesh or Reema has the keys to the cupboard.