Multiple Choice Questions

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence If the...........

English Language (CGL) One Word Substitution

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

it, select No improvement.

Mother was watching a movie when the lights were going off.

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SSC CGL 7th March 2020 Shift-2

No improvement

going off

have gone off

went off

- The sentence describes an ongoing action interrupted by another event.

- "Mother was watching a movie" sets up the ongoing past action.

- The phrase "when the lights were going off" needs a clear interruption form.

- "No improvement" implies the given segment is correct, which it isn't due to its awkward matching of tenses.

- "Going off" (Option 2) suggests an ongoing action, not an interruption.

- "Have gone off" (Option 3) implies present perfect tense, unsuitable for the past narrative here.

- "Went off" (Option 4) indicates a simple past tense action, suitable for the interruption.

- Option 4: "went off" is the correct choice because it accurately shows the lights suddenly turning off during the movie watching.

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