Directions: The following sentence is divided divided into four parts designated as A, B, C & D. and locate errors. The errors,Read and locate the errors, if any, in any one part will be found in any one part of the sentence. If there is no error found, select option E. Do not bother about spelling or punctuation errors.

(A) Did not the priest (B) tell you (C) to recite the mantra (D) a number of times? (E) No Error

The subject is 'the priest' and not 'not the priest'. Also, it distorts what we call apposition in grammar. Did 'not the priest' seems to be leading you to something when what we are entitled to know is what exactly the priest said. So, the right way of saying it would be 'did the priest not tell you to recite the mantra a number of times?' This sentence is in the present tense and this part follows the tense. This sentence is in the present tense and this part follows the tense This means to recite the mantra several times. There is no error