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

English (CPO) 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'.

The mother is slept while the child was playing.

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SSC CPO 11th Dec 2019 Shift-1

is asleep

was slept

No substitution

was asleep

- The phrase "is slept" is incorrect. "Slept" is a past participle, so it can't be used with "is."

- Option 1: "is asleep" - Grammatically correct present tense, but the sentence's context requires past tense.

- Option 2: "was slept" - Incorrect; "slept" is not used with "was" in passive voice here as sleeping is an active verb.

- Option 3: "No substitution" - Incorrect because the underlined segment is grammatically incorrect.

- Option 4: "was asleep" - The correct substitution, accurately reflects past tense and meaning.

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