Tips to Approach Phrasal Replacement in SSC 2020 Exam

SSC CHSL Tier I exam is going on currently and is scheduled till May 22, 2021. Those who are already done with their shift must be preparing for SSC CGL now which is lined up. However, those who are still preparing for the ongoing SSC CHSL examination can take help from these SSC articles in order to do better in the actual exam. According to the exam pattern there are 4 sections including English language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness. As far as the English language is concerned here in this article we are discussing about Phrasal Replacement which is an important and one of the most scoring topics. So, those who are finding it difficult must learn the strategy as how to approach the phrasal replacement in the upcoming SSC CHSL exam.

How to Approach Phrasal Replacement in SSC CHSL 2020 Exam

As we always say that it is important to practice previous year question papers and same goes for SSC CHSL. Look for and practice all phrasal replacement questions of SSC CHSL, this way you will get an idea about different concepts before the actual examination. Right now you have sometime left to learn and practice questions related to this concept, so start doing the same today.

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Tips to Approach Phrasal Replacement Questions

Here are few sure shot tips that are to be kept in mind while solving the phrasal replacement questions in the examination:

Tip 1: Elimination technique even words good in this. Try and weed out the options and this way you will reach the conclusion.

Tip 2: Understanding the sentence contextually is very important. As far as phrase replacement is concerned the errors are not always grammatical. Sometimes the sentence itself is not correct and is not fitting in the sentence meaningfully.

Tip 3: Tenses of the given sentence is to be taken care of that is tense of the underlined part in a sentence. The tense of the entire sentence is decided by only that part which is correct and does not have any error.

Tip 4: Grammatical rules and few concepts related to that are to be kept in mind.

Tip 5: There are chances that multiple cases are mixed in one question. For instance both subject verb agreement and tenses can be mixed in one sentence. It is just that candidates should know how to identify them. This comes only with practice.

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Important Grammatical Concepts

Mentioned below are few grammatical concepts which aspirants preparing for SSC CHSL must know.

To+ Infinitive

When used as an infinitive marker ‘to’ is followed by the root verb. This concept is often asked in the SSC examination.

Use of Phrases

Sometimes in phrasal replacement phrasal verbs and few known phrases are being used such as ‘get used to’ etc.

Helping Verbs

It is an important concept to be known and where to fit helping verbs in a sentence. In different sentences helping verbs are placed differently. Helping verbs are placed differently in an interrogative sentence than an assertive sentence.

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Usage of Correct Tense

Many questions are based on the correct usage of tenses. Though, this requires knowledge of tenses, but basic knowledge related to the tenses is enough and there is no need for the detailed knowledge.

Usage of Correct Preposition

Phrases with incorrect prepositions are being used and all you need to do is identify it and this can be possible by going through previous year question papers and practicing such type of questions from there. Usually they are easy to solve questions and for this one must prepare a list of prepositions that can be asked in the examination.

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Use of Which and Who

Knowing some general rules related to who and which are important such as who is used for living things and which is used with non living things.

Make use of Correct Article

The knowledge of correct articles such as ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ is also tested in the SSC CHSL exam.

Modal Verbs

Rules related to Modal Verbs such as would, should, can, may, must are all followed by the root verb. This concept often comes in the examination.

The best way to get the hang of all these concepts is by practicing only. Practice as many mock tests as possible and get thorough knowledge of the english section. Not only practice will help you gain clarity over this concept but it will even make you understand other variety of questions which can be asked in the exam.

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This brings us to the end of the article. We hope by now you have some clarity of the phrasal verbs and how they can be solved for the SSC CHSL examination. Make sure that you practice a lot. To start with you can take a free mock test of SSC CHSL tier I.