Multiple Choice Questions

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

English Language (MTS) Error correction

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

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

He got afflicted with the disease / when he was / a teenager.

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SSC MTS 15th July 2022 Shift-1

No error

He got afflicted with the disease

a teenager

when he was

- Option 1: No error

- This option suggests there is no grammatical error in the sentence. It's commonly phrased in this manner.

- Option 2: He got afflicted with the disease

- The word "afflicted" is usually used in a passive structure. A more common phrasing would be "He was afflicted with the disease."

- Option 3: a teenager

- This part correctly completes the sentence's time reference. No issues here.

- Option 4: when he was

- This phrase is grammatically accurate and effectively sets the context for when he was afflicted.

The correct option is Option 2 due to the awkward phrasing.

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