SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 15

SSC GD Constable (English) - 16 Jan 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q15

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.

The blind man can perform / wonderfully well even though / he was old now.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. he was old now.

Here, the error is in the part: "he was old now."

"Was" is past tense, while "now" indicates the present.

To maintain consistency and correctness, the verb "is" (present tense) is used to match the present time indicated by "now."

The corrected sentnece is: The blind man can perform wonderfully well even though he is old now.