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SSC CPO 2023 PYQ — Question 39

SSC CPO - 05 Oct 2023 - Shift 3 • English • Q39

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

Roger went / to an United Kingdom / with his wife / to celebrate Christmas.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. to an United Kingdom.

  • The segment "to an United Kingdom" contains a grammatical error.

  • The correct form is "to the United Kingdom."

  • The definite article "the" is used before "United Kingdom" because it is a proper noun.  

  • Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: "Roger went to the United Kingdom with his wife to celebrate Christmas."