Multiple choice

Directions: Some parts of the sentence are underlined. One of the parts may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. Your answer is (4) if there is no error.

I thought for a long time (1)/ but I cannot (2)/ remember anything. (3)/ No error (4)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Replace ‘cannot’ with ‘could not’. If the principal clause is given in the past tense, then the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense.

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