Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment If no substitution is requir...........

English (CPO) One Word Substitution

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required select 'No substitution'

Neither the directors nor the Chairman were available to interrogation.

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SSC CPO 11th Dec 2019 Shift-2

were available for

were available by

was available for

No substitution

- Neither the directors nor the Chairman were available to interrogation.

- This sentence uses "were" which is incorrect when the noun closest to the verb (Chairman) is singular.

- It also incorrectly uses "to" when "for" is more appropriate for the context.

- Option 1: were available for

- Correct preposition "for" is used, but "were" is incorrect for the singular "Chairman".

- Option 2: were available by

- Incorrect preposition "by" does not fit the context.

- Incorrect verb form "were".

- Option 3: was available for

- Correctly uses "was" to match the singular subject "Chairman".

- Correctly uses the preposition "for".

- Option 4: No substitution

- Incorrect due to the misuse of verb form and preposition.

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