SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 61

SSC CGL Tier II English - 19/02/2018 • English • Q61

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
On a holiday, Priya (prefers reading than going) for shopping

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e., prefers reading to going.

Here, prefer takes “to” after it as the sentence is about comparison and “prefer to “ is generally used when there is a comparison. The sentence is in the present tense.

The correct sentence will be-

On a holiday, Priya prefers reading to going for shopping.