Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.

One of them who were hidings at the back of a rock fired at the villagers.

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SSC CHSL Exam 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 14 Aug, 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is: "One of them who was hiding behind a rock."

Key Points

The original sentence, "One of them who were hidings" contains a subject-verb disagreement.
"One" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
Therefore, "who was hiding" corrects this error.
"Hidings" is not the correct word; the correct form is "hiding."
Therefore, "who was hiding" is the correct phrase.
The phrase "at the back of a rock" can be improved by using "behind a rock," which is a more idiomatic and commonly used preposition when describing someone's position relative to an object.
The revised sentence, "One of them who was hiding behind a rock fired at the villagers," is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning more accurately.

Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.