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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 23

Reasoning and Comprehension · Verbal reasoning and comprehension · 2 marks · Multiple select

On the basis of syntax and grammar, identify the incorrect sentence(s).

I. Doctors have found high levels of cerebrospinal fluid in certain cases of cerebral palsy around the world. They also suggested its abnormal impact on speech and muscle movement.

II. Doctors have found high levels of cerebrospinal fluid in certain cases of cerebral palsy around the world which suggests the abnormal impact on speech and muscle movement.

III. Having found high levels of cerebrospinal fluid in certain cases of cerebral palsy around the world, doctors are suggesting abnormal impact on speech and muscle movement.

IV. Having found high levels of cerebrospinal fluid in certain cases of cerebral palsy around the world, doctors suggested its abnormal impact on speech and muscle movement.

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV

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Correct answer: (B) II

Explanation

In sentence II the clause "which suggests ..." sits right after "around the world", so it reads as if the world or the palsy cases are what suggest the impact, not the doctors. The relative pronoun has no sensible antecedent. Sentences I, III and IV each keep the doctors as the clear subject of "suggested" or "are suggesting", so they are grammatical.