Direction: Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

Leaders are self-direct,/but learning and understanding/ are the keys to self-direction.

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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 15 Jun, 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

Here, the erroneous part is "Leaders are self-direct,"

Key Points

The error lies in the part "self-direct" of the sentence.
The phrase "self-direct" must be changed to "self-directed" is made for grammatical accuracy.
In English, when describing someone as having the ability to guide or manage themselves, the correct term is "self-directed" rather than "self-direct."
"Self-directed" is an adjective that appropriately modifies the noun "Leaders" in your sentence.
The correct answer is Option 2.

Correct sentence: Leaders are self-directed, but learning and understanding are the keys to self-direction.