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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

What a surprise! I never expect to see my childhood friend after so many years.

Option 1: after so many years

Option 2: What a surprise!

Option 3: I never expect

Option 4: to see my childhood friend


Team Careers360 2nd Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: I never expect


Solution : The error lies in the third option.

The error lies in the use of the present tense "expect" instead of the past tense "expected". Since the speaker is referring to a past event (seeing a childhood friend after many years), the verb should be in the past tense to maintain grammatical consistency.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "What a surprise! I never expected to see my childhood friend after so many years."

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