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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 3

SSC CGL - 4th March 2020 Shift 2 • English • Q3

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

When I reached the cinema hall, the movie had already began.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. already began.

  1. The error lies in this segment of the statement because of the Incorrect use of the "Form of the verb".
  2. We need to replace "Began" with "Begun" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical concept:- 

  • The perfect tense is always followed by the past participle form of the verb.
  • The given statement has one part in past perfect tense where we have to use "had + past participle" for making the statement grammatically correct.
  • The past participle form of "begin" is "begun".

The correct sentence will be- 

When I reached the cinema hall, the movie had already begun.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.