SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 3

SSC CPO - 27 June 2024 - Shift 2 • English • Q3

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

We were driving home when suddenly a deer runs across the road.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. a deer runs across the road.

  • "a deer runs across the road" is incorrect because the sentence talks about a past incident. Thus, the tense of the verb "runs" is wrong here. 
  • The correct sentence will be - "We were driving home when suddenly a deer ran across the road".