English Grammar - MOST IMPORTANT SSC CPO Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC CPO.
📘 Question Tag with Be-Verbs📚 Special Case- 'I am' taking 'aren't I' and 'I am not' taking 'am I' in Tag
Q1
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I am suitably dressed for the occasion, am I?
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q2
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Neither Amit nor Raju are staying with his parents in Mumbai.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q3
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The list of candidates to be called for the interview were put up on the board.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q4
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
One should be careful to re-read what they has written.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q5
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The box of paper clips are kept in the drawer.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q6
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Prema is the girl in my class who write beautiful poems.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
📘 Distributive Words- Each, Every, One📚 'Each of'/'One of'/'Every one of' + Plural Noun or Pronoun, but Singular Verb and Singular Pronoun in the latter part (One of the boys has done his work)
Q7
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option 'No error'.
All of us were a little nervous when we came into this room today.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 23/11/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q8
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Either Ramesh or Reema have the keys to the cupboard.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q9
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
He is over eighty and dare not read without glasses.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q10
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Our new secretary's performance have been quite impressive.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 23/11/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q11
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Note down my phone number in case you needs to ring me up.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 09/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q12
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Saurav Ganguly have emerged as the new President of the BCCI after a night long discussion.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 11/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Identifying the Main Subject📚 Long phrases or clauses between Subject and Verb distracting agreement (The appeal of the victims for the transfer of the cases has been accepted)
Q13
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
The monsoon have, in the past five days, retreated from most parts of the country.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 12/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Verb Agreement with Relative Pronoun📚 Verb after 'who'/'which'/'that' agreeing with its antecedent
Q14
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Only one copy of the book, running into 1200 pages, on Gandhiji's visit to the State of Andhra Pradesh, remain now.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Perception Verbs: Bare Infinitive vs -ing📚 Misc
Q15
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'
We watched the workmen to repair the tiles of the kitchen.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Present Continuous Tense📚 Misc
Q16
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option 'No error'.
Sh! Someone listens to our conversation.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 23/11/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Past Continuous Tense📚 Misc
Q17
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The files you were look for are placed on the table.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
📘 Past Indefinite Tense (Simple Past)📚 Definite past time markers take Past Indefinite, never Present Perfect- ago, yesterday, last night, in 1990, etc.
Q18
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option 'No error'.
The sun rises at 6 : 3 5 yesterday morning.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 23/11/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Future Indefinite Tense (Simple Future)📚 Misc
Q19
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
She picked up the books lie on the table and put them on the shelf.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 25/11/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Subjects joined by Accompanying Phrases📚 'With', 'Along with', 'Together with', 'Accompanied by'- Verb agrees with the first subject
Q20
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
One of the proposals received by us seem very interesting.
🎯 SSC CPO-SI - 24/11/2020 (Shift-I)