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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q33

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Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

I wish I have worked harder than I did.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e.I have worked.

  1. The error lies in part 3 of the statement because of the wrong use of Verb.
  2. We need to replace "have worked" with "had worked" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  3. There is always a hidden meaning in such sentences. These are used to show that the reality was opposite what is being stated. It also means that the said has already taken place and such sentences are in past perfect tense.
  4. As it can also be seen that the second part (I did) is in past tense. So, helping verb ‘have’ should be replaced with ‘had’.

The correct formation of the given sentence will be-

‘I wish I had worked harder than I did’. So, the correct answer is option 1.