SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 7

SSC MTS Previous Year - 07 August 2019 - Shift 1 • 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.

He not only speaks Hindi fluently but English as well as.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. But also English.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

The conjunction ‘not only’ must be followed by ‘but also’.

The sentence means ‘he speaks both Hindi and English fluently’.

Hence, the underlined phrase must be replaced with ‘But also English’.

Correct sentence:

He not only speaks Hindi fluently but also English.