SSC Sentence Error Quiz for SSC CGL Mains 2019 17 July 20

(a) The Judge will replace Judge because –
here the quality of the Judge is being emphasized, so, though a Common Noun , in this case, it becomes an Abstract Noun and the (Def. Art.) is used with an Abstract Noun .
Hence, The judge in him is the right usage.

(c) has will replace have because –

(c) most of the people will replace most people
because –
most is used to mean the majority and is used in front of a Plural Noun which does not have a Det(the/ a) or a Possessive (my/ our) in front of it.
most of is used in front of a Pronoun or in front of a
Noun which has a Det./ Possessive in front of it.
Look at the examples given below : Most people agree that stealing is wrong.
Most of the people enjoy music while reading. Hence, that most of the people like to stay at home is the right usage.

(b) aimed at bringing about will replace aimed to bring about because the basic pattern here is as follows :
Verb + Prep. + Gerund
aimed at bringing

(c) temperature and chemical balance will replace
temperature, chemical balance because – We are talking about three conditions .
Hence, plants are soil, temperature and chemical balance or amount of moisture is the right usage.

(d) No error.

(c) hardly any effort will replace hardly no effort
because –
hardly (Adv.) : almost no; almost not; almost none Hardly, scarcely, etc. are negative words and should not be used with not or other negatives .
Look at the examples given below :
I can’t hardly believe it(×) I can hardly believe it( )
I did not hardly know him(×) I hardly knew him( )
Hence, with hardly any effort at all is the right usage

(d) No error.

(a) I go to temple will replace I go to the temple because the (Def. Art.) is not used with places like school/ University/ Prison/ hospital/ church unless they refer to a particular one .

(b) equipment will replace equipments because – equipment is an Uncountable Noun and the plural form is also equipment .
A single item is referred to as a piece of equipment .
Look at the examples given below :
We need some new kitchen equipment .
The athletes keep their equipment in the locker room. Hence, were the only equipment is the right usage.

(c) lose will replace loose because –
lose (Verb) : to be unable to find something/ somebody
loose (Adj.) : not firmly fixed; not tight
Look at the examples given below :
I don’t want to lose my job.
Many more loose clothes added to my collection Hence, lose it is the right usage

(b) panic/ get panicky will replace get panicked .
panic (Verb) : to fill with fear panicky (Adj.) : inclined to panic Look at the examples given below : She gets panicky in an exam.
He panicked at the sight of the audience.

(c) with will replace on because –
angry agrees with (Prep.)
Hence, with her is the right usage

(a) used will replace use because–
used to is the right usage except in negatives and
questions
Look at the examples given below :
I used to live in London. I didn’t use to like him.
Did you use to do that, when you were a kid ? Hence, I used is the right usage

(b) has taken/ took will replace has took .
If the sentencne is in Past Tense , the structure will be as follows :
Subject + Verb (Past Tense)
The teacher took
If the sentence is in Present Perfect Tense , the structure will be as follows :
Subject + have/ has + Verb (Past Participle)
The teacher has (Singular) taken

(c) belonged will replace belongs because –
use of as if indicates an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true but that is likely or possible. The verb after as if is always in the Past Subjunctive as in –
He looks as if he knew the answer.
She walks as if she were a supermodel(were is used for all Personal Pronouns ) Hence, belonged to him is the right usage

(d) No error.
intimidated (Verb) : to frighten; fill with fear bullying (Verb) : to treat in an overbearing/ intimidating manner.
Look at the examples given below :
She refused to be intimidated by their threats. She refused to give in to bullying and threats.

(b) mothers-in-law will replace mother-in-laws because mothers-in-law is the Plural of mother-in-law Hence, all mothers-in-law is the right usage.

(a) How to solve the problem / How to solve problems will replace How to solve the problems because –
the (Def. Art.) is not used before Plural Uncountable/ Countable Nouns unless we talk about something specific.
Look at the examples given below : Cats are beautiful animals(general)
The cats , next door, are beautiful(specific)
Tea is good for you(general)
The tea , I drink is of high quality(specific)

(a) ordered/ asked will replace requested because – the sentence is indicating an order .
Hence, we ordered the watchman is the right usage.