SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CGL Tier II English - 20/02/2018 • English • Q49

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'.

If the sun and moon were balanced, which means (1)/ if heat and cold are in equilibrium, the (2)/ person is healthy. (3)/ No error (4)

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. If the sun and moon were balanced, which means.

The error lies in part 1 of the statement because of the wrong use of the article.

Concept-

  • We need to place "the" before "moon" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  • As the celestial bodies like "the sun", "the moon" etc take the before them we need to use "the moon".
  • So we need to use "the moon".

The correct sentence will be-

If the sun and the moon were balanced, which means if heat and cold are in equilibrium, the person is healthy.