SSC English Grammar From 2014 to 2017 All Board Papers - Complete Solution
Question 1 (2014 Board Paper): Choose the correct passive voice for the given sentence: "They are building a new hospital in the city."
- A) A new hospital is built in the city by them.
- B) A new hospital is being built in the city by them. ✓ Correct
- C) A new hospital was being built in the city by them.
- D) A new hospital has been built in the city by them.
Explanation: The active sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense ("are building"). The rule for converting Present Continuous into passive voice is: Object + is/are/am + being + V3 (past participle) + by Subject. Hence, "is being built" is the correct verb phrase.
Question 2 (2015 Board Paper): Select the most appropriate indirect speech for the following sentence: The teacher said to the student, "Why are you late today?"
- A) The teacher asked the student why he was late today.
- B) The teacher told the student why he was late that day.
- C) The teacher asked the student why he was late that day. ✓ Correct
- D) The teacher asked the student that why he was late that day.
Solution: When converting an interrogative sentence (WH-question) into indirect speech, the reporting verb "said to" changes to "asked". The WH-word ("why") acts as the conjunction. The tense changes from present to past ("are" to "was"), and the time marker "today" changes to "that day".
Question 3 (2016 Board Paper): Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: She is very good ___ Mathematics.
- A) in
- B) about
- C) at ✓ Correct
- D) with
Note: The correct preposition to use after the adjective "good" when referring to a skill or a subject is "at". Saying someone is "good in" a subject is a common grammatical error.
Question 4 (2017 Board Paper): Identify the correct degree of comparison for the sentence: "No other boy in the class is as tall as Peter."
- A) Peter is taller boy in the class.
- B) Peter is the tallest boy in the class. ✓ Correct
- C) Peter is taller than all boys in the class.
- D) Peter is most tallest boy in the class.
Solution: The given sentence is in the Positive Degree. To convert it to the Superlative Degree while maintaining the same meaning, we use "the" + superlative form of the adjective ("tallest"). Therefore, "Peter is the tallest boy in the class" is the correct transformation.
