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SSC CGL English Language Mock Test 20 4 2022 Shift 2

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

Holiday homework / are essential to keeping / students busy / during the vacation.

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

Holiday homework / are essential to keeping / students busy / during the vacation.

A

are essential to keeping

are essential to keeping

Correct Answer
B

during the vacation

Holiday homework

C

students busy

students busy

D

Holiday homework

during the vacation

Solution

the error lies in option A 

are essential to keeping should be replaced with is essential to keep

Subject verb agreement rule:

The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb.

here the given subject is singular, 

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