SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CHSL - 2nd July 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q18

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

On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircrafts crashed to the World Trade Centre in New York.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. crashed to the.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

The sentence has a prepositional error in it.

When something enters somewhere with speed, ‘into’ is used as a preposition.

The preposition 'to' needs to be replaced with ‘into’.

The correct sentence is:

On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircrafts crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.