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SSC CPO 2021 PYQ — Question 175

SSC CPO Tier II - 26 July 2021 • English • Q175

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

Much of us / lack the / important virtue / of patience.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Much of us

  • "Much of us" is incorrect because "much" is used for uncountable nouns, whereas "us" is countable.

  • "Many of us" is the appropriate phrase because "many" is used with countable nouns or groups of people.

So the corrected sentence is: "Many of us lack the important virtue of patience."