SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 71

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 15th Nov 2020 • English • Q71

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

He gave such a long speech but everybody felt bored.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e but everybody.

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect. 

Given sentence: He gave such a long speech but everybody felt bored.

"Such" is followed either by as or that.

Such that means to the extent that.

Correct sentence: He gave such a long speech that everybody felt bored.