Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlines. Choose the word or phrase that is inappropriate in standard written English and mark your answer as (1), (2), (3) or (4) depending on whether the error is underlined part (1), (2), (3), or (4).

(1) After his father’s death he was (2) totally upset and (3) had lost (4) the peace of his mind.

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part (3). The sentence is in simple past tense. So delete auxiliary ‘had’.