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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 21

SSC CGL - 23 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

The army / marched fearless / towards / the enemy cantonment.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. marched fearless.

  • The error lies in option 1 due to the wrong usage of adjective.

  • The verb marched cannot be described by an adjective fearless. To describe a verb we need an adverb.

  • Thus, in the sentence, instead of the adjective fearless, the adverb fearlessly should be used to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The correct sentence is:- The army marched fearlessly towards the enemy cantonment.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. marched fearless.