Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence If no ...........

English Language (CGL) One Word Substitution

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required,

select ‘No substitution’.

The toy drummer plays the drum if you press the button at the back.

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SSC CGL 13th August 2021 Shift-1

No substitution

will play the drum if you will press

playing the drum if you pressed

played the drum if you are pressing

- The given sentence uses the structure for a real conditional sentence: "if you press the button, the toy drummer plays the drum."

- Option 1: No substitution

- Correct as it uses the simple present tense for both clauses, which is suitable for this context.

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- Option 2: "will play the drum if you will press"

- Incorrect because it uses "will" unnecessarily in the "if" clause.

- Option 3: "playing the drum if you pressed"

- Incorrect because it mixes continuous and simple past tense incorrectly.

- Option 4: "played the drum if you are pressing"

- Incorrect because it uses past tense inappropriately with present continuous.

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