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
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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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