The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

If / it will rain, / we will have / a tough time.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 21 Jul 2023 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'it will rain'.

Key Points

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Here, 'it rains' should be used instead of 'it will rain'.
The sentence is a conditional statement. In conditional sentences of this structure (first conditional), the correct order is: "If + present simple, will + base verb." The original sentence, "If it will rain, we will have a tough time," creates a redundancy by using "will" after "if."
In English, it's incorrect to use "will" in both parts of a conditional sentence. Instead, the structure should have "if + present simple" in the conditional clause. So, the correct arrangement should be: "If it rains, we will have a tough time."

Correct Sentence: If it rains, we will have a tough time.