Multiple Choice Questions

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

English Language (MTS) 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 substitution required.’

We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer.

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SSC MTS 12th July 2022 Shift-3

was close

No substitution required

were closed

was closing

- Original sentence: We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer.

- Issue: The subject "house" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.

- Option 1 - was close: Corrects the verb form to singular to match "house."

- Option 2 - No substitution required: Incorrect, as the original sentence has a subject-verb agreement issue.

- Option 3 - were closed: Incorrect, "closed" isn't relevant to the context.

- Option 4 - was closing: Incorrect, implies the house was in the process of closing, which isn't contextually accurate.

Correct Answer: Option 1 - was close

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