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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 4th March 2020 Shift 3 • English • Q11

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

No sooner did we receive your message when we heaved a sigh of relief.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. when we heaved.

  1. The error lies in part 2 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Conjunction".
  2. We need to replace "When" with "Than" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • No sooner ________ than____ is the correct pair of conjunction and always occurs together.
  • Hence, we need to replace "when" with "Than".
  • The chosen option contains the error hence, it will be the correct answer.

The correct sentence will be- 

No sooner did we receive your message than we heaved a sigh of relief.