Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The lizard moves from one whole to another and eats insects hidden in the hole.

Question

Question

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 17 Jan 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "moves from one hole to another and eats."

Key Point

The subject of the sentence is "lizard," a singular noun, so the verb must also be singular: "moves" instead of "move."
Also, the verb "eats" is correct instead of "eat."
The word "hole" means an opening; an empty space in something solid. (गड्‌ढा, छेद; किसी ठोस वस्‍तु में ख़ाली स्‍थान, छेद, सुराख़)
- Example: The pavement is full of holes.
The word "whole" means complete; full. (पूरा, पूर्ण; सारा-का-सारा, समग्र)
- Example: I drank a whole bottle of water.
The preposition "from" is followed by the object "one hole," so it should be "from one hole to another," not "from one whole to another."
The sentence is grammatically correct as written in Option 3.