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SSC CPO 2021 PYQ — Question 54

SSC CPO Tier II - 8 Nov 2021 • English • Q54

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Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The doctor did not put the patient on the ventilator, yet still made him comfortable.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. yet still made.

  • The segment with the grammatical error in the sentence is "yet still made"
  • The phrase "yet still" is redundant. Using either "yet" or "still" would be sufficient.
  • The corrected sentence could be:
    • "The doctor did not put the patient on the ventilator, yet made him comfortable."
    • "The doctor did not put the patient on the ventilator, but still made him comfortable."