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  1. 131SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The teacher recommended that (1)/ each student submits (2)/ the assignment (3)/ by the end of the week. (4)

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    Correct option: B — (2)

    (2) - each student submits After verbs like ‘recommend, suggest, insist, demand’, the base form(V1) of the verb is used in the present tense even if the subject is plural. Therefore, ‘submits’ must be replaced with ‘submit’. Hence, ‘each student submit’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 132SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The committee (1)/ turned down (2)/ the proposal (3)/ without stating the concerns out. (4)

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    Correct option: D — (4)

    (4) - without stating the concerns out. ‘Out’ is not required in this sentence, therefore it must be removed. Hence, ‘without stating the concerns’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 133SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The HR officer followed up (1)/ on the complaints (2)/ but could not draw on (3)/ the main issues raised by employees. (4)

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    Correct option: C — (3)

    (3) - but could not draw on ‘Draw on’ must be replaced with ‘draw out’. The phrasal verb ‘draw out’ means to elicit or extract information, which fits the context of identifying the main issues raised by employees. The given sentence talks about bringing out or identifying the key concerns. Hence, ‘could not draw out’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 134SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The supervisor (1)/ carried out (2)/ the inspection (3)/ without pointing any issue out. (4)

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    Correct option: D — (4)

    (4) - without pointing any issue out. ‘Out’ is not required in this sentence, therefore it must be removed. Hence, ‘without pointing any issue’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 135SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The supervisor reached out (1)/ to the staff members (2)/ but could not figure up (3)/ the exact cause of the conflict. (4)

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    Correct option: C — (3)

    (3) - but could not figure up ‘Figure up’ must be replaced with ‘figure out’. The phrasal verb ‘figure out’ means to understand or determine something after thinking about it. The given sentence talks about identifying the exact cause of the conflict. Hence, ‘could not figure out’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 136SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The scientist explained (1)/ that the experiment (2)/ was unsuccessful because the equipment (3)/ malfunctions during the final stage. (4)

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    Correct option: D — (4)

    (4) The given sentence is in the simple past tense, therefore the past form of the verb will be used. ‘malfunctions’ must be replaced with ‘malfunctioned’. Hence, ‘malfunctioned during the final stage’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 137SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The document was replete by errors (1)/ despite several rounds (2)/ of proofreading (3)/ by the editorial team. (4)

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    Correct option: A — (1)

    (1) - The document was replete by errors ‘With’ is the correct preposition to use here instead of ‘by’. The expression ‘replete with’ means full of or filled with something. In the given sentence, the document is described as being full of errors. Hence, ‘The document was replete with errors’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 138SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The agreement (1)/ remained effective since three years (2)/ despite multiple challenges (3)/ from stakeholders. (4)

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    Correct option: B — (2)

    (2) - remained effective since three years ‘Since’ is used to denote a point of time, which indicates the starting point of an action. ‘For’ is used for a fixed period of time (countable), such as 2 years, 3 months, or 4 days. In the given sentence, the phrase ‘three years’ indicates a duration, not a starting point. Therefore, ‘since’ must be replaced with ‘for’. Hence, ‘remained effective for three years’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 139SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The committee’s revised proposal (1)/ aimed at improving transparency (2)/ unexpectedly creating (3)/ new layers of administrative delay. (4)

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    Correct option: C — (3)

    (3) - unexpectedly creating The given sentence needs a finite verb to show what the proposal actually did. The word ‘creating’ is a present participle and cannot function as the main verb of the clause without an auxiliary verb. Therefore, ‘creating’ must be replaced with a finite verb such as ‘created’. Hence, ‘unexpectedly created' is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 140SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: She is one of the best (1)/ dancer who (2)/ perform flawlessly (3)/ on stage. (4)

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    Correct option: B — (2)

    (2) - dancer who ‘One of + plural noun’ is the correct grammatical structure. Therefore, the singular noun ‘dancer’ must be replaced with the plural noun ‘dancers’. Hence, ‘one of the best dancers who’ is the most appropriate answer.

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