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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q35

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

This document has signed by two persons.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. has signed.

  1. The error lies in part 2 of the statement because of the wrong use of Form of verb.
  2. We need to replace "has signed" with "has been signed" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  3. As the "document" is not a doer here we need to keep the statement in passive form.
  4. Hence we need to follow a passive structure "Subject + has/have + been + v3 + by + object".
  5. So, the chosen option will be correct.

The correct sentence will be-

This document has been signed by two persons.