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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".

I declined the invitation (1) / not because I did not want to go, (2) / but because I have no time. (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: (3)


Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.

In this context, it's more appropriate to use the past tense had no time instead of the present tense, as the decision to decline the invitation happened in the past, and the other part should also be in the past tense to maintain the consistency of the tenses.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: I declined the invitation not because I did not want to go, but because I had no time .

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