SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 69

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 15th Nov 2020 • English • Q69

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

A tallest man that I have ever seen works in our coal mine.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e A tallest man.

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.

The definite article "the" is always used before a superlative degree. 

In the given sentence, "tallest" is the superlative degree. So, the usage of the article "a" is erroneous. It should be replaced by "The tallest".