Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He was unable / to help me because / he had been failed / to arrange the money.
Option 1: to help me because
Option 2: to arrange the money
Option 3: he had been failed
Option 4: he was unable
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Correct Answer: he had been failed
Solution : The error lies in the third option .
The error is in the phrase he had been failed . The verb failed in this context should be used in its active form, not in the passive form with been . The correct form should be he had failed , which means he did not succeed in arranging the money.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "He was unable to help me because he had failed to arrange the money."
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