Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

At 5 a.m., when the train (A)/chugged into Dehri-on-Sone, (B)/I thanking the Lord (C)/the journey was finally finished, picked my bags and disembarked (D). No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'I thanking the Lord' is grammatically incorrect. It should be 'I thanked the Lord' to use the simple past tense consistently with the other verbs in the sentence ('chugged', 'was finished', 'picked', 'disembarked'). The present participle 'thanking' doesn't work as a main verb here.

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