SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q16

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

Athens was / a most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. a most luminous.

Given sentence: Athens was / a most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.

The article 'the' should be sued before the superlative adjective 'most luminous.'

Correct sentence: Athens was / the most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.