SSC Sentence Error Quiz for SSC CGL Mains 2019 25 July 20

(a) live in will replace live on

(b) return the books will replace return back the books return (Verb) : to come/ go/ give back Hence, to return the books is the right usage.

(c) Use of the (Def. Art.) is incorrect. Articles are not used with Parts of body . Hence, in his hand is the right usage.

(b) were will replace was because – neither _ nor (Correlative Conjunctions ) is used, the Verb agrees with the nearest Subject Hence, were present is the right usage.

(c) don’t they will replace do they because – a positive statement agrees with a negative tag. when the Verb in the main sentence is in the Simple Present, do/ does is used to form the question tag.

(c) when will replace than because – Scarcely when is the correct pair of Correlatives . Hence, when it began to rain is the right usage

(c) to will replace for because –
invite (Verb) agrees with to (Prep.)
Hence, to tea this Sunday is the right usage

(d) No error

(a) scenery will replace sceneries because – scenery is both Singular and Plural, Hence, The paintings of natural scenery is the right usage.

(c) on foot will replace by walk walk (Verb) : to move on foot

(b) deserted will replace desert because – desert (Noun) : a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it, deserted (Adj.) : place with no people on it

(b) information will replace informations because – information is both Singular and Plural . Hence, all the information is the right usage

(b) a pair of binoculars will replace a pair of binocular a pair of binoculars signifies singular sense

(b) the will replace a, when a proper Noun is particularised, the (Def. Art.) is used before it. Hence, the Shakespeare is the right usage

(b) Use of all is superfluous.

(a) the will be used before More. The word order is as follows :
the + comparative expression + Subject + Verb
the more you think
the worse it becomes Hence, the more you is the right usage.

(d) No error.

(a) failed will replace fail because – the sentence is indicating a Past Event . Hence, when I failed is the right usage.

(a) Tina and I will replace I and Tina,when the Subject contains a Pronoun in Third Person and first person, third person comes first.

(b) goes for will replace goes to. go for (a) Noun is used where the Noun is an activity. go to (b) Noun is used when we are moving towards something (often) a place.