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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She has given / me a book / last week / which I returned.

Option 1: last week

Option 2: she has given

Option 3: me a book

Option 4: which I returned


Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: she has given


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The error lies in the verb tense. The phrase last week suggests a past action. To maintain consistency in the timeline, it is more appropriate to use the simple past tense. Thus, had given should be replaced with gave to maintain tense consistency and make the sentence grammatically accurate.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: She gave me a book last week which I returned.

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