SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 107

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 16th Nov 2020 • English • Q107

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

The man played the flute and led all the mouse out of the town.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. all the mouse.

  • Some nouns are not made plural by adding 's/es'. It is done in a different manner. For example: criterion-criteria, mouse- mice, phenomenon- phenomena, radius- radii, syllabus-syllabi, etc.

  • We need the plural form of the given noun in the sentence i.e. mice.

The correct sentence will be:-

The man played the flute and led all the mice out of the town.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. all the mouse.