SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 4

SSC CHSL - 13th October 2020 - Shift 1 • English • Q4

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

Our twenty-first-century society expects all relevant information to simply be handing to us.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. handing to us.

  1. The error lies in part 3 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Verb form".
  2. We need to replace "Handing" with "Handed" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • "To be + past participle" is the correct use of the verb.
  • "Handed" is the past particle form of the verb hence, it will be correct.

The correct sentence will be- 

Our twenty-first-century society expects all relevant information to simply be handed to us.