Multiple choice

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

  1. He told

  2. his boss

  3. to pardon him

  4. for what he said

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

The past perfect tense 'had said' should be used instead of the simple past 'said' because the action of speaking occurred before the action of telling his boss. Therefore, the error lies in part D.

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