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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 21

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required select 'No substitution'

The colour of her cheeks is like a rose.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. is like that of a rose.

  1. As colour is an uncountable noun so helping verb should be singular.
  2. But when we observe the sentence, the comparison is being made between the colours of two different objects i.e. between the colour of cheeks and colour (a quality) of a rose and not with the rose itself.
  3. So relative pronoun ‘that’ will be used after ‘like’.

The correct sentence will be-

‘The colour of her cheeks is like that of a rose’.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.