SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q22

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.

In the park, I happened to meet two of my father's friend who had known him for several years.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. two of my father's friends.

  1. As "two" is used before the noun we need to keep the noun in plural form.
  2. As in the chosen option, Noun "friend" is in plural form it will be correct.

The correct sentence will be-

In the park, I happened to meet two of my father's friend who had known him for several years.