SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 20

SSC CPO - 28 June 2024 - Shift 2 • English • Q20

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error.

Soldiers in / the Indian Armed Forces are / trained never to / fight cowardly.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e trained never to.

  • The phrase "trained to never" is more appropriate and natural in English syntax. It avoids splitting the infinitive and places emphasis correctly on what the soldiers are trained not to do.

Soldiers in the Indian Armed Forces are trained to never fight cowardly.