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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 9

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 3 • English • Q9

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) ________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) ________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. to disappear.

Context: The sentence is describing what happens when a ship sails out to sea. It starts to disappear, and we are watching this action unfold. The infinitive form is the most natural and grammatically correct construction after the verb “begins.”

Meaning of the phrases:

To disappear – the correct infinitive form, meaning "to start vanishing" (Correct choice)
Being disappeared – grammatically awkward and incorrect; “disappear” is intransitive and not used in the passive voice
To have disappeared – perfect infinitive; implies the action is already completed, which doesn’t fit the ongoing observation
To be disappeared – incorrect passive form of an intransitive verb

Correct word: To disappear

Reason: After the verb “begins,” we use the infinitive form to indicate the start of an action.

Final Sentence: If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to disappear.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.