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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 5th March 2020 Shift 2 • English • Q2

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

The old man did not wanted to eat any food.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. did not wanted.

  1. The error lies in option 3 because of the wrong use of "Verb Form".
  2. We need to replace "Wanted" with "Want" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • "Did+ v1" is the correct verb phrase.
  • The chosen option contains the ERROR hence, it will be the correct choice.

Correct Sentence:-

The old man did not want to eat any food.