SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 17

SSC CHSL - 4th July 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q17

Identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The ambulance have arrived on time, the accident victim was taken to the hospital.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. have arrived on time.

Concept/Grammar rules Applications
The given query suggests finding an appropriate replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.

The subject in the given sentence is 'ambulance' which is singular, hence, it will take a singular verb. The sentence is in talks about the accident that took in past. Therefore, the sentence will also be in past indefinite tense.

So, the correct sentence will be:

The ambulance arrived on time, the accident victim was taken to the hospital. 

Hence, the chosen option is correct.