Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence carefully 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).

He failed to catch the train (A)/ as he starts late (B)/ for the station (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(B) The train has already left the station and he failed to catch it because he had started late. There is a tense mismatch here.

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