Read the sentence below carefully. Choose the option (A/B/C) that best improves the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select Option D (No improvement required).
It was the clinical analyst’s conclusion that the patient’s underlying trauma was driven by a deep, unresolved desire, desires which continuously sabotaged their interpersonal relationships.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) The clinical analyst concluded that the patient’s underlying trauma was driven by a deep, unresolved desire, a desire that continuously sabotaged their interpersonal relationships.
Concept (Appositive with Relative Clause) Appositive में 'a deep, unresolved desire' के बाद बहुवचन desires लिखना गलत है। सही विकल्प में noun और उसका relative clause 'a desire that continuously sabotaged ...' के रूप में ठीक जुड़ते हैं, और मूल अर्थ भी सुरक्षित रहता है। अतः वही सही सुधार है।
✓ सही वाक्य: The clinical analyst concluded that the patient’s underlying trauma was driven by a deep, unresolved desire, a desire that continuously sabotaged their interpersonal relationships.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि विकल्प A में being driven से वाक्य अधूरा रहता है, और C में was driven से अर्थ उलट जाता है।
Concept (Appositive with Relative Clause) In the appositive, writing the plural desires after 'a deep, unresolved desire' is wrong. Option B joins the noun and its relative clause correctly with 'a desire that continuously sabotaged ...', and keeps the original meaning intact.
✓ Correct sentence The clinical analyst concluded that the patient’s underlying trauma was driven by a deep, unresolved desire, a desire that continuously sabotaged their interpersonal relationships.
Examiner's Trap In A, being driven leaves the sentence incomplete, and in C, was driven reverses the meaning.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 06 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 06 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.