SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 12

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 1 • English • Q12

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Reva is / one of Gita’s best friend / in the class.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. one of Gita’s best friend.

  • The second part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
  • As per the subject-verb agreement, if 'each, every, one' is used after 'of', then the 'noun and pronoun' followed by 'of' will be plural in nature.
  • Thus, 'one of Gita’s best friend' will be replaced by 'one of Gita’s best friends'.

The correct answer is:

Reva is one of Gita’s best friends in the class.