Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

  1. I never considered him to

  2. be a person who would

  3. go back on his promise and

  4. then do not even apologize

  5. No error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tense inconsistency. Would is conditional, but do not is present tense. After would go back on his promise, the parallel structure requires the second verb to also use conditional: would not even apologize. The correct phrasing is would go back on his promise and not even apologize.

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