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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CHSL - 15th October 2020 - Shift 3 • English • Q10

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In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The neighbourhood were getting disturbed with the loud music that was playing at the wedding party in the big bungalow.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The neighbourhood were getting disturbed.

  1. The error lies in part 4 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Subject-verb agreement".
  2. We need to replace "Were" with "Was" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • As the subject of the statement is "neighbourhood" which is singular we need to use a singular verb here.
  • Singular subject - singular verb.
  • Plural subject - plural verb.
  • So, "were" will be replaced with "was".
  • Hence, the chosen option will be correct.

The correct sentence will be- 

The neighbourhood was getting disturbed with the loud music that was playing at the wedding party in the big bungalow.