Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the answer sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Her concerts (a)/ are very admired (b)/ by the foreigners (c)/ No error(d).

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 07 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'are very admired'.

Key Points

We use 'very' before adverbs and adjectives to add emphasis. It means ‘to a great degree’.
- Example- He drives very fast.
We do not use 'very' before '-ed' forms in the passive voice.
We use 'very' with 'much' or 'well', before '-ed' forms in passive voice verb phrases with verbs such as enjoy, hate, know, like, and love.
- Example- She is very much liked at school.
Since here it is used before 'admired' which is in '-ed' form, it is grammatically incorrect.
Thus, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: Her concerts are very much admired by the foreigners.