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

This is / too grave sin / to be / pardoned.

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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 12 April 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'too grave sin'.

Key Points

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Here, 'too grave a sin' should be used instead of 'too grave sin'.
In the given sentence 'sin' is a noun. And it starts with a consonant 's'.
Hence, the indefinite article 'a' should be used before it.
It means 'an action or way of behaving that is not allowed by a religion'. [धार्मिक दृष्टि से निषिद्घ कार्य या आचरण; पाप (कर्म)]
- Example: It is a sin to steal.
Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: This is too grave a sin to be pardoned.