SSC English Sample Paper SSC Sample Test Paper English-24

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    Directions: In each of the following questions, one part of the sentence has an error and the other parts of the sentence are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark that part as your answer out of [a], [b] and [c]. If a sentence is free from error, then choose your answer as choice [d].

    A)  A group of

    B)  / people were

    C)  / sitting at the street corner.

    D)  / No error

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The correct alternative is option b. Collective Noun takes singular verb if they are taken together and spoken of as a whole. Therefore ?was? is used here at the place of ?were? The structure is  a word of collective Noun + of + Plural Countable Noun + Singular verb


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