SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 54

SSC CGL Tier II English - 20/02/2018 • English • Q54

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

All they need to do is feed their contact (1)/ details, feed the IMEI number to receiving (2)/ an OTP on their mobile. (3)/ No error (4)

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Details, feed the IMEI number to receiving.

The error lies in part 2 of the statement because of the wrong use of the verb.

Concept-

  • We need to replace "receiving" with "receive" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  • As "to" takes the base form of the verb after it we need to use the base form.
  • So we need to use "receive" at the place of "receiving".

The correct sentence will be-

All they need to do is feed their contact details, feed the IMEI number to receive an OTP on their mobile.