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