SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 7

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 20 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q7

Identify the sentence with the INCORRECT usage of adverb.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Larry complete had forgotten about the meeting.

Error concept: Incorrect form of the adverb.
What is wrong: The word complete is an adjective, but an adverb is needed to modify the verb had forgotten.
Grammatical concept: Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using an adjective instead of an adverb makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
How to correct: Replace complete with completely.
Correction: Larry completely had forgotten about the meeting.
Final sentence: Larry completely had forgotten about the meeting.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.