SSC Selection Post 2020 PYQ — Question 18

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 6 Nov 2020 - Shift 3 • English • Q18

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

The diagrams should be draw and label neatly.

 

 

 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. draw and label.

Error Concept: Incorrect verb form used after passive construction.
What is wrong: The verbs "draw" and "label" are in base form, which is incorrect in the passive structure.
Grammatical Concept: In passive voice, the structure should be "be + past participle".
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence says what should be done to the diagrams (passive voice), so we need past participles: "drawn" and "labelled" (British spelling) or "labeled" (American spelling).
How to correct: Use "drawn and labelled" instead of "draw and label".
Correct Phrase/Correction: drawn and labelled

Final Sentence: The diagrams should be drawn and labelled neatly.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.