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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


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
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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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