Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The young scientist often wishes that he / was able to travel back in time to / witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'The young scientist often wishes that he' अशुद्ध प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि 'wishes that' के तुरंत बाद verb (क्रिया) रूप की अपेक्षा हुई। परंतु 'wishes that he' ठीक है; त्रुटि 'was able to' में है।'The young scientist often wishes that he' looked wrong because 'wishes that' may seem to need a verb form right after. But 'wishes that he' is fine; the error is 'was able to'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.' अशुद्ध प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि 'witness' के साथ 'to witness' की अपेक्षा हुई। परंतु 'travel back in time to witness' शुद्ध है; त्रुटि 'was' में है।'witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.' looked wrong because 'witness' may seem to need 'to witness'. But 'travel back in time to witness' is correct; the error is 'was'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'wishes that he was able' स्वाभाविक प्रतीत होता है क्योंकि 'he' के बाद 'was' प्रचलित है। परंतु 'wish' काल्पनिक present दर्शाता है और प्रत्येक subject के साथ 'were' लेता है।'wishes that he was able' sounds natural because 'was' is common after 'he'. But 'wish' expresses an unreal present and takes 'were' for every subject.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) was able to travel back in time to
wishes that he was able
Wish unreal present (अवास्तविक वर्तमान) दिखाता है, इसलिए be were for every subject के अनुसार हर subject के साथ be का रूप were बन जाता है।
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The young scientist often wishes that he were able to travel back in time to witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.
वाक्य का पहला और आख़िरी भाग सही है; इसलिए 'No error' को न चुनें।
सरल अर्थ: वह युवा वैज्ञानिक अक्सर चाहता है कि वह समय में पीछे जाकर पुनर्जागरण की क्रांतिकारी खोजें देख सके।
wishes that he was able
Wish expresses an unreal present, so be becomes were for every subject.
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The young scientist often wishes that he were able to travel back in time to witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.
The first and last parts are fine; do not choose 'No error'.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'The young scientist often wishes that he' अशुद्ध प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि 'wishes that' के तुरंत बाद verb (क्रिया) रूप की अपेक्षा हुई। परंतु 'wishes that he' ठीक है; त्रुटि 'was able to' में है।'The young scientist often wishes that he' looked wrong because 'wishes that' may seem to need a verb form right after. But 'wishes that he' is fine; the error is 'was able to'.
C'witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.' अशुद्ध प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि 'witness' के साथ 'to witness' की अपेक्षा हुई। परंतु 'travel back in time to witness' शुद्ध है; त्रुटि 'was' में है।'witness the groundbreaking discoveries of the Renaissance.' looked wrong because 'witness' may seem to need 'to witness'. But 'travel back in time to witness' is correct; the error is 'was'.
D'wishes that he was able' स्वाभाविक प्रतीत होता है क्योंकि 'he' के बाद 'was' प्रचलित है। परंतु 'wish' काल्पनिक present दर्शाता है और प्रत्येक subject के साथ 'were' लेता है।'wishes that he was able' sounds natural because 'was' is common after 'he'. But 'wish' expresses an unreal present and takes 'were' for every subject.
Source: SSC Selection Post Phase 14 (Higher Secondary Level) · 18 Sep 2026 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Selection Post Phase 14 (Higher Secondary Level) · 18 Sep 2026 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.