SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 11

SSC GD Constable (English) - 13 Jan 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q11

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

The software detected an anomaly cause by the virus.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. cause by the virus.

The correct segment would be "caused by the virus."

The sentence convey that the anomaly has already been caused.

So we will need the past participle form of the verb referring to a completed action.

So, the correct sentence is: The software detected an anomaly caused by the virus.