WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the following sentence. Their was a large snake found in the garden last evening.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. There was the larger snake
  2. Their was the larger snake
  3. There was not a large snake
  4. There was a large snake

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: There was a large snake

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Option Analysis: ❌ There was the larger snake : Incorrect because it suggests comparison ("larger") without context. ❌ Their was the larger snake : Still uses "their" incorrectly and adds a comparative without justification. ❌There was not a large snake : Changes the meaning entirely (now it says no snake was found). ✅ There was a large snake : Correct subject-verb and pronoun usage. Matches the intended meaning. Correct Sentence- "There was a large snake found in the garden last evening."