Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

The captain scored a century in a second innings.

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SSC CGL Tier 2 English Previous Paper 3 (Held On: 18 November 2020)

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 'in a'.

Key Points

The erroneous Part 'in a' should be 'in the'.
'The' is used before the Ordinal numbers (first, second, third etc.). Cardinal numbers such as one, two, three do not take any article before them.
Examples: The second chapter of this book is very difficult.
Chapter two of this book is very difficult.
Therefore, the usage of 'the' article before 'second innings' is grammatically correct.

Thus, the correct sentence is: The captain scored a century in the second innings.

Additional Information

The article 'the' is used before a singular countable noun to pick out one individual, thing, object, etc. as representative of a class.
- Example:
  - 'The' lion is a ferocious animal. (Here the singular noun 'lion' is used to refer to all the lions)
  - 'The' elephant is a beast of burden.