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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 21 July 2023 - Shift 3 • English • Q11

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

This will be most difficult of / the adjustments we have to make / because we have been used to / spending a lot on guests.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. This will be most difficult of.

  • The segment that contains a grammatical error is: "This will be most difficult of the adjustments we have to make"

  • The corrected sentence should be: "This will be the most difficult of the adjustments we have to make"

  • The error is the missing definite article "the" before "most difficult."

  • The correct phrase is "the most difficult" to indicate the superlative degree.