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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CGL - 7 March 2020 Shift 2 • English • Q13

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

The present what I buy for you yesterday was very expensive.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. what I buy.

  1. The error lies in option 4 because of the wrong use of "Tense".
  2. We need to replace "Buy" with "Bought" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The statement contains an adverb of time "Yesterday" which shows past time hence, we need to use simple past tense in the given statement.
  • The relative pronoun "That" will be more appropriate here.
  • The chosen option contains the ERROR hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

The present that I bought for you yesterday was very expensive.