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SSC CGL Preparation – Day 15
MCQs – Sentence Correction
1. The teacher, along with her students, are going on a trip.
A) is going
B) were going
C) are going
D) has going
Answer: A) is going
📝 Explanation: “The teacher” is the subject (singular); “along with” is a phrase. So use is.
2. She said that she will come to the party.
A) will come
B) would come
C) comes
D) shall come
Answer: B) would come
📝 Explanation: In indirect speech, past tense is used: said → would come.
3. Neither of the two answers are correct.
A) is correct
B) are correct
C) were correct
D) be correct
Answer: A) is correct
📝 Explanation: “Neither” is singular, so verb should be is.
4. The report was both detailed and it was accurate.
A) and it was accurate
B) and accurate
C) and so it was accurate
D) and to be accurate
Answer: B) and accurate
📝 Explanation: Keep structure parallel: detailed and accurate.
5. He is senior than me.
A) senior than
B) more senior than
C) senior to
D) senior with
Answer: C) senior to
📝 Explanation: Certain adjectives like senior, junior, inferior are followed by to, not than.
6. She prefers coffee than tea.
A) to tea
B) than tea
C) over tea
D) from tea
Answer: A) to tea
📝 Explanation: Correct idiom: prefer X to Y
7. The players were exhausted and they were hungry too.
A) exhausted and also they were hungry
B) exhausted and hungry
C) exhausted and were hungry
D) exhausted and being hungry
Answer: B) exhausted and hungry
📝 Explanation: Maintain parallel structure.
8. The news that was telecast last night are shocking.
A) is shocking
B) are shocking
C) were shocking
D) has been shocking
Answer: A) is shocking
📝 Explanation: “News” is uncountable singular, use is.
9. Each of the boys have done well in the exam.
A) have done
B) has done
C) had done
D) do
Answer: B) has done
📝 Explanation: “Each” is singular, hence has is used.
10. He is one of the players who has scored the highest runs.
A) has scored
B) have scored
C) is scoring
D) scores
Answer: B) have scored
📝 Explanation: “Who have scored” refers to “players” (plural).
