Identify the segment in the sentence which contains an error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
The novelist who her editor had praised / for stylistic ingenuity and metaphorical clarity / was yet to submit / the final chapters of the manuscript.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'for stylistic ingenuity and metaphorical clarity' अनुचित प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि शब्द भारी हैं और 'praised for' में 'about' का भ्रम हुआ। परंतु 'praised for' शुद्ध है; दोष 'who her editor' में है।'for stylistic ingenuity and metaphorical clarity' looked wrong because 'ingenuity' and 'clarity' are heavy words, and 'praised for' may seem to need 'about'. But 'praised for' is correct; the error is 'who her editor'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'was yet to submit' संदेहास्पद लगा क्योंकि 'yet' प्रायः perfect काल के साथ आता है। किंतु 'was yet to' शुद्ध संरचना है; दोष यह है कि 'who' के स्थान पर 'whom' आना चाहिए।'was yet to submit' looked suspicious because 'yet' normally goes with perfect tenses. But 'was yet to' is a correct pattern; the error is that 'who' should be 'whom'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'the final chapters of the manuscript.' अनुचित लगा क्योंकि 'chapters' के साथ 'its' का भ्रम हुआ। परंतु यह phrase (पदबंध) शुद्ध है; दोष 'who her editor had praised' में है।'the final chapters of the manuscript.' looked wrong because 'chapters' may seem to need 'its'. But the phrase is correct; the error is 'who her editor had praised'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) The novelist who her editor had praised
Who had praised का कर्म है, और बीच में कर्ता her editor है, इसलिए whom होना चाहिए।
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The novelist whom her editor had praised …
Who is the object of had praised, and her editor is the subject between them, so it must be whom.
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बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
B'for stylistic ingenuity and metaphorical clarity' अनुचित प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि शब्द भारी हैं और 'praised for' में 'about' का भ्रम हुआ। परंतु 'praised for' शुद्ध है; दोष 'who her editor' में है।'for stylistic ingenuity and metaphorical clarity' looked wrong because 'ingenuity' and 'clarity' are heavy words, and 'praised for' may seem to need 'about'. But 'praised for' is correct; the error is 'who her editor'.
C'was yet to submit' संदेहास्पद लगा क्योंकि 'yet' प्रायः perfect काल के साथ आता है। किंतु 'was yet to' शुद्ध संरचना है; दोष यह है कि 'who' के स्थान पर 'whom' आना चाहिए।'was yet to submit' looked suspicious because 'yet' normally goes with perfect tenses. But 'was yet to' is a correct pattern; the error is that 'who' should be 'whom'.
D'the final chapters of the manuscript.' अनुचित लगा क्योंकि 'chapters' के साथ 'its' का भ्रम हुआ। परंतु यह phrase (पदबंध) शुद्ध है; दोष 'who her editor had praised' में है।'the final chapters of the manuscript.' looked wrong because 'chapters' may seem to need 'its'. But the phrase is correct; the error is 'who her editor had praised'.
Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 9 Sep 2026 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 9 Sep 2026 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.