SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CGL - 7th June 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q7

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No Improvement’.

Let us not neglect important aspects of life although pursue momentary pleasures.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. while pursuing momentary pleasures.

  • We use both when and while as subordinating conjunctions to introduce adverbial clauses of time. They mean during the time that and indicate that something is or was happening when something else occurred.
  • The given statement shows the concurrence of the action hence, "While" will be the correct choice here.
  • The chosen option follows the given rules hence, it will IMPROVE the statement correctly.

Correct Sentence:-

Let us not neglect important aspects of life while pursuing momentary pleasures.