Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

I was surprised to hear (a) the news that Ram was (b) won the contest (c) No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

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B Correct answer
Explanation

"Ram had won". The sentence refers to an event in the past, so we use past perfect form which is 'had'.