SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 44

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. The scholastic arguments of the scientist had a great impact on the visiting students.

Explanation:

• "The scholastic arguments of an scientist had the great impact on the visiting students."
  Error: "an scientist" should be "a scientist." Use "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound, while "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
• "A scholastic arguments of the scientist had the great impact on the visiting students."
  Error: "a scholastic arguments" is incorrect. The correct form is "scholastic arguments" without the indefinite article "a."
• "The scholastic arguments of a scientist had an great impact on the visiting students."Error: "an great impact" should be "a great impact." Use "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound, like "great."

Hence, the chosen option is correct.