SSC CGL (Prelims) English: Error Spotting questions with solutions

Q1. The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. Mr. Suman / asked me / to pack / my luggages.

1. asked me
2. my luggages.
3. to pack
4. Mr. Suman

Answer: my luggages.

The error is in “my luggages” because “luggage” is an uncountable noun and is not normally used in the plural form. The correct phrase is “my luggage.”

Q2. The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My sister, Juliet, / got married / as her / was 23.

1. My sister, Juliet,
2. got married
3. as her
4. was 23.

Answer: as her

The segment "as her" is incorrect because it should be phrased as "when she" or "at the age of." The sentence should read: "My sister, Juliet, got married when she was 23."