SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC MTS - 18 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Her forty-fourth birthday had just passed, unnoticed by all but herself.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e., No improvement required.

  • There is no error in the given sentence, thus, no improvement is required.
  • Past perfect tense, used to indicate an action that was completed before another point in time (even if unstated).
  • 'Herself' is the reflexive pronoun, correctly used here.