Determine the part of the sentence containing an error. The error, if any,…
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Determine the part of the sentence containing an error. The error, if any, will be in only one part of the sentence. If there is no error anywhere in the sentence, mark Option 4 - No Error as your choice.
She lost her new phone (A) / shortly after (B) / she bought it. (C) / No error (D)
- A.
(A)
- B.
(B)
- C.
(C)
- D.
No error
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Correct answer: C
Key Points
The sentence describes two past actions: buying a phone and losing it.
When one past action occurs before another, the earlier action should be in the past perfect tense.
In the sentence, 'she bought it' refers to the earlier action, so it should be 'she had bought it' to show the correct sequence.
The use of simple past ('bought') in this context is incorrect because it does not indicate the earlier action.
The error lies in the verb tense used in the part of the sentence that describes the earlier action.