SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 21

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
As I am hearing the lecture it reminded me of a book I had read two years ago.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. As I heard.

  • Past perfect tense is used to show two events happened in the past one after the other.
  • There are two events in the sentence amongst them one is more recent then the other.
  • Hence, 'As I heard will be used in the beginning of the sentence.

Hence, the correct sentence is

As I heard the lecture it reminded me of a book I had read two years ago.