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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q11

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

No sooner did the dark clouds gather in the sky when the electricity was switched off.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. when the electricity was switched off.

  1. The error lies in part 1 of the statement because of the wrong use of the conjunction.
  2. We need to replace "when" with "than" for making the statement grammatically correct. 
  3. “Than” is used with “no sooner” rather than “when”. Therefore the error is in option 1. Hence option 1 is correct.

The correct sentence will be-

No sooner did the dark clouds gather in the sky than the electricity was switched off.