SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 21 April 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q11

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

I do not / like to read / these kind / of novel.
 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. these kind

  • The third part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
  • The phrase 'Kind of novels' is singular in nature.
  • Whereas 'these' is used with plural nouns, and thus is erroneous in nature.
  • Therefore, instead is 'these'. we should use 'this'.

The correct sentence is:

I do not like to read this kind of novel.