Saturn is … to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
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GATE CSE 2017 Set 2 · Q57
MCQ1 markEasy
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Saturn is ________ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
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Official answer: B) bright enough
Verbal AptitudeIn standard English grammar, the adverb enough comes after adjectives and adverbs (e.g., *adjective + enough*):
Hence, the correct sentence is "Saturn is bright enough to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye."
Therefore, (B) is the correct choice.
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Examiner trap
The misconception this question tests
Recall that the modifier 'enough' is placed after adjectives rather than before them.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q57 of the GATE CSE 2017 Set 2 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude in GATE CSE
Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2017 Set 2 has 3.
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