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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CHSL - 17th October 2020 - Shift 1 • English • Q13

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Select the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

They had to wait for the luggages to be put into the cab before they themselves got into it.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. for the luggages.

  1. The error lies in part 4 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Noun".
  2. We need to replace "Luggages" with "Luggage" for making the statement grammatically correct.

Grammatical Concept:- 

  • Noun "luggage" is always used in the singular form as it is an uncountable noun.
  • The chosen option contains the ERROR hence, it will be the correct answer.

The correct sentence will be- 

They had to wait for the luggage to be put into the cab before they themselves got into it.