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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 3 • English • Q8

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

One of the reason behind malnutrition is the improper way of food intake

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. One of the reason.

  1. The error lies in part 4 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Noun".
  2. We need to replace "Reason" with "Reasons" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • The noun or a pronoun used after the phrase “one of” is always in the plural form ( as we are talking of one person/place/thing out of many)

  • The helping verb will always be in the singular form, as the helping verb agrees with “one of” and not with the plural noun in the sentence.

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

The correct sentence will be- 

One of the reasons behind malnutrition is the improper way of food intake