SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 20

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q20

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

My dog / barks / very louder / at night.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. very louder.

The adverb "louder" is a comparative form, which is not appropriate with "very". The correct adverb here is "loudly", which describes the manner of barking.

Corrected sentence: "My dog barks very loudly at night."