SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 83

SSC MTS - 17/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q83

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Most probably, / he come / to office / next Tuesday.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. he come.

Error concept: Wrong verb form

What is wrong: The phrase “he come” is incorrect.

Grammatical concept: For future reference with adverbs like most probably/next Tuesday, the correct form is “will come” (simple future tense).

Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using come without an auxiliary verb makes the sentence grammatically wrong.

How to correct: Replace come with will come.

Correct phrase/ correction: he will come

Final sentence: Most probably, he will come to office next Tuesday.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.