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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 7th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q2

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

The famous author and actor are being honoured at a function today.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. and actor are being.

  1. The error lies in part 3 of the statement because of the wrong use of 'Subject-verb agreement'.
  2. We need to replace 'are' with 'is' for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

  • In the given statement 'Article' is used only once hence, 'Famous author and actor' will act as a compound noun and will take a singular verb.

  • The chosen option contains the ERROR hence, it will be the correct answer.

The correct sentence will be- 

The famous author and actor is being honoured at a function today.