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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 13

SSC GD Constable (English) - 14 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • English • Q13

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

Ten years since Mohit left India and started working for the betterment of the downtrodden people.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ten years since.

  1. The error lies in option 1 because of the wrong use of "Adverb".
  2. We need to replace "Since" with "Ago" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • "Since" is used either as a conjunction or in perfect continuos tense to show the adverb of time.
  • In the given statement, neither of the above was applied.
  • The given statement is in the simple past tense hence, "Ago" will suit as an adverb because it is used to show the simple past tense.
  • The chosen option contains the Grammatical Error hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

Ten years ago Mohit left India and started working for the betterment of the downtrodden people.