Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She was attempting / to crossing the road / but was scared / as there was heavy traffic.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'She was attempting' में 'attempted' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यहाँ past continuous (अपूर्ण भूत काल) उचित है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'She was attempting' seemed to need 'attempted'. But the past continuous is fine here; the error is 'to crossing'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'but was scared' में कर्ता नहीं दिखा। परंतु यह पहले भाग के 'She' को साझा करता है, अतः ठीक है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'but was scared' looked as if it lacked a subject. But it shares 'She' from the first part, so it is fine; the error is 'to crossing'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'as there was heavy traffic.' में 'because' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'as' कारण को ठीक बताता है, अतः ठीक है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'as there was heavy traffic.' seemed to need 'because'. But 'as' correctly gives the reason, so it is fine; the error is 'to crossing'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) to crossing the road
attempting to crossing – ‘to’ के बाद V1+ing आया है।
Concept: attempt + to + V1। यहाँ ‘to’ infinitive का हिस्सा है, इसलिए उसके बाद V1 आता है।
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She was attempting to cross the road but was scared as there was heavy traffic.
Part (a) was attempting सही है, इसलिए tense (काल) को न बदलें।
सरल अर्थ: वह सड़क पार करने की कोशिश कर रही थी, पर भारी ट्रैफ़िक के कारण डर रही थी।
attempting to crossing puts V1+ing after to.
Concept: attempt + to + V1. The word to is part of the infinitive here, so V1 follows it.
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She was attempting to cross the road but was scared as there was heavy traffic.
Part (a) was attempting is correct, so do not change the tense.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'She was attempting' में 'attempted' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यहाँ past continuous (अपूर्ण भूत काल) उचित है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'She was attempting' seemed to need 'attempted'. But the past continuous is fine here; the error is 'to crossing'.
C'but was scared' में कर्ता नहीं दिखा। परंतु यह पहले भाग के 'She' को साझा करता है, अतः ठीक है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'but was scared' looked as if it lacked a subject. But it shares 'She' from the first part, so it is fine; the error is 'to crossing'.
D'as there was heavy traffic.' में 'because' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'as' कारण को ठीक बताता है, अतः ठीक है; दोष 'to crossing' में है।'as there was heavy traffic.' seemed to need 'because'. But 'as' correctly gives the reason, so it is fine; the error is 'to crossing'.
Source: SSC DP HCM Tier 1 · 12 Jan 2026 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC DP HCM Tier 1 · 12 Jan 2026 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.