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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q8

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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

The monsoon have, in the past five days, retreated from most parts of the country.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The monsoon have.

  1. The error lies in part 1 of the statement because of the wrong use of Subject-verb agreement.
  2. We need to replace "have" with "has" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  3. As the subject is singular "mansion" we need to use a singular verb.
  4. Hence, the chosen option will be correct.

The correct sentence will be-

The monsoon has, in the past five days, retreated from most parts of the country.