The following sentence has been divided into parts One of them contains an error Select the part tha...........

English Language (CGL) Error correction

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

He was / late / for school / and punished.

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SSC CGL 12th April 2022 Shift-1

for school

late

He was

and punished

- Option 1: for school

Correct as it indicates where he was late.

- Option 2: late

Correct, indicating his tardiness.

- Option 3: He was

Correct, as it introduces the subject and past tense of the action.

- Option 4: and punished

Incorrect, because the sentence is missing a verb for the second clause. It should be "and was punished" to correctly complete the idea.

- Correct Answer: Option 4: and punished

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