Multiple choice

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) When the thief broke into heir house, (b) they raised a hue and cry (c) and the thief caught immediately by the people. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

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C Correct answer
Explanation

nt is incorrect because it should be and the thief was caught immediately by the people. The sentence is in past tense and thus it should have a helping verb/auxiliary verb for the past tense. The use of was is necessary to convey the fact that the thief was caught in the past.