Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
He assured me that he will return in an hour.
(1) He assured me
(2) that he will return
(3) in an hour.
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation : The verb "assured" is a reporting verb, and when reporting someone else's words, we often shift the verb tense back. In this case, "will" should be changed to "would" to maintain the correct sequence of tenses.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be : "He assured me that he would return in an hour."
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