English Grammar Previous Year Questions 2026 | SSC Stenographer

English Grammar - MOST IMPORTANT SSC Stenographer Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC Stenographer.

📘 Present Perfect Tense📚 Has/Have + V3 structure and correct participle forms- has taken, has given, has had, etc.
Q1

In the sentence identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
From my experience in mountain climbing I have learn that physical fitness is very important.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 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)
Q2

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh says they are harvesting a bumper crop this year due to good weather conditions.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Collective Nouns📚 Collective Noun acting as one unit taking Singular Verb and Singular Pronoun (The committee has taken its decision)
Q3

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A pack of wolves/were chasing/the deer/in the forest.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Numbers, Amounts and Measurements as Subject📚 Plural numbers taking Plural Verb (Hundred boys are in my class)
Q4

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Very few countries in the world is as big as India.

🎯 SSC Stenographer Grade C&D
📘 Subjects with Correlative Conjunctions📚 'Neither...nor'- Verb agrees with the nearest subject
Q5

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Neither Nita nor her sisters has applied for this job

🎯 SSC Stenographer Grade C&D
📘 Time Clauses and Sequence of Tenses📚 Sequence of Tenses between main and subordinate clauses- past main clause followed by past/perfect subordinate clause
Q6

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

My cousin, Jawahar,/visited me at home/and asked me/what I am reading.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Past Indefinite Tense (Simple Past)📚 Definite past time markers take Past Indefinite, never Present Perfect- ago, yesterday, last night, in 1990, etc.
Q7

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She has given/me a book/last week/which I returned.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Functions of Infinitive📚 Infinitive of Purpose- I come here to study
Q8

In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

'Occupation' means the work or job people do not to earning money.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Wh-word + To-Infinitive📚 How to + V1 after know, learn, teach, explain- I know how to swim
Q9

In the sentence identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Suman told me that she didn't know how to operates her net banking account.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Infinitive/Gerund - Change in Meaning📚 Remember + Gerund (past memory) vs Remember + To-Infinitive (remember to do)
Q10

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

I remember to meet her at a conference in Delhi last year.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Since, For and Time Expressions📚 'For' with period of time vs 'Since' with point of time
Q11

In the sentence identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Ritu was really annoyed as she had been waiting for me at the metro station for five O'clock.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Fixed Prepositions (Verb/Adj/Noun)📚 Words taking 'Of'- afraid of, accused of, aware of, consist of, bereft of, etc.
Q12

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I have the courage/to say what's right;/I'm not afraid/from the consequences.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Bare Infinitive after Causative/Perception Verbs📚 Make + Bare Infinitive in Active Voice- My mother made me do the homework
Q13

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

The officer made me to type the letter again.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 11.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Prepositions of Place and Position📚 At vs In- smaller place vs bigger place
Q14

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

After a long trek/through the forest,/we arrived to the camp/around 8 p.m.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 11.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Prepositions of Place and Position📚 At vs In- smaller place vs bigger place
Q15

In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.

The migrating labourers were served hot meals for every town or village on their way.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 11.11.2021 Shift-I
📘 Prepositions of Direction and Movement📚 To, Towards and For- destination and direction
Q16

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

In about two months,/our family will be/leaving to Australia/to settle there.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C &
📘 Prepositions of Place and Position📚 At vs In- smaller place vs bigger place
Q17

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

As I was sitting in the back of the theatre, I couldn't see the performance very well.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Fixed Prepositions (Verb/Adj/Noun)📚 Words taking 'To'- addicted to, accustomed to, access to, tantamount to, etc.
Q18

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The Konark temple/is dedicated/from the/Sun god.

🎯 SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-II
📘 Prepositions of Time📚 For vs Since- period of time vs point of time
Q19

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
I have been living in Delhi since many years

🎯 SSC Stenographer Grade C&D -05/02/2019 (3:5pm)
📘 Prepositions of Place and Position📚 In vs Into and Inside/Within
Q20

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The children play on the park every evening.

🎯 SSC Stenographer Grade C&D -05/02/2019 (3:5pm)