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  1. 91SSC2025English 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: He writes (1) / poems and recite (2) / them (3) / at school events. (4)

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    Correct option: B — poems and recite (2)

    poems and recite (2) In the given sentence, ‘He’ is a singular subject that will take ‘recites’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘poems and recites’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 92SSC2025English 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 a (1) / talented singer and (2) / a great dance (3) / in the group. (4)

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    Correct option: C — a great dance (3)

    a great dance (3) In the given sentence, the word ‘singer’ refers to a person who sings songs. The conjunction ‘and’ is used to connect the words ‘singer’ and ‘dance’, which refer to the pronoun ‘she’. Therefore, ‘dance’ must be replaced with the noun ‘dancer’, which means a person who dances. Hence, ‘a great dancer’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 93SSC2025English 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 described (1) / the incident (2) / in much details (3) / to the police. (4)

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    Correct option: C — in much details (3)

    in much details (3) ‘In detail’ is the correct phrase, which means including or considering all the information about something. Hence, ‘in detail’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 94SSC2025English 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 dog bark (1) / loudly at night (2) / when it heard (3) / a strange noise (4).

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    Correct option: A — The dog bark (1)

    The dog bark (1) The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, ‘bark’ must be replaced with the past form ‘barked’ to indicate simple past tense. Hence, ‘The dog barked’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 95SSC2025English 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: To ensure fairness during the (1) / competition, the judges carefully (2) / examined every entries before making (3) / their final decision on the winners.(4)

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    Correct option: C — examined every entries before making (3)

    examined every entries before making (3) ‘Everyone/each/ every/ nothing/ everything/ anything/ either/ neither’ represents a singular noun. Therefore, ‘entries’ must be replaced with the singular noun ‘entry’. Hence, ‘examined every entry before making’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 96SSC2025English 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 has been (1)/ working as (2)/ a officer in this (3)/ department for years. (4)

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    Correct option: C — a officer in this (3)

    a officer in this (3) The article ‘an’ is used before the words starting with a vowel sound. Similarly, in the given sentence, the word ‘officer’ starts with a vowel sound. Hence, ‘an officer in this’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 97SSC2025English 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: This phone is (1) / expensiver than (2) / the model I used before (3) / for work (4).

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    Correct option: B — expensiver than (2)

    expensiver than (2) ‘More expensive’ is the correct comparative degree of ‘expensive’. Hence, ‘more expensive than’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 98SSC2025English 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 glanced (1) / at the papers (2) / and saw some (3) / lines of poetry. (4)

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    Correct option: D — lines of poetries. (4)

    lines of poetries The word ‘poetry’ is generally used in the singular form. Therefore, the use of ‘poetries’ is incorrect. Hence, ‘lines of poetry’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 99SSC2025English 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: During the heated press (1) / conference, the mayor steadfastly (2) / refused to comment (3) / in the unfolding scandal.(4)

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    Correct option: D — in the unfolding scandal. (4)

    in the unfolding scandal. (2) ‘On’ is a fixed preposition used with the verb ‘comment’. Hence, ‘comment on the unfolding scandal’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 100SSC2025English 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 train will be reached (1) / the station (2) / before sunrise (3) / tomorrow (4).

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    Correct option: A — The train will be reached (1)

    The train will be reached (1) Future perfect tense is used to denote an action that will have been completed before a specific time in the future. ‘Will have + V3’ is the correct grammatical structure of future perfect tense. Therefore, ‘will be reached’ must be replaced with ‘will have reached’. Hence, ‘The train will have reached’ is the most appropriate answer.

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