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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CGL - 19 April 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q19

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

Several minutes passed / before she returned / carry milk / for the dog.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. carry milk

  1. In the above sentence there are two clauses, the main clause and the subordinate clause. AIn the subordinate clause 'returned' is the main and transitive verb and after the transitive verb object is used.
  2. In the sentence 'carrying' will be used instead of 'carry'.

Hence, the correct sentence is-

Several minutes passed before she returned carrying milk for the dog.