Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
Option 1: the thief who
Option 2: in the bus
Option 3: steal the purse
Option 4: She watched
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Correct Answer: steal the purse
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
Explanation :
The error lies in the tense agreement between "watched" (past tense) and "steal" (present tense). In a grammatically correct sentence, the verbs should be in the same tense when they refer to actions happening at the same time. Since the context indicates that the thief stole the purse while she watched, the correct past tense form of the verb "steal" should be used.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: She watched the thief who stole the purse in the bus.
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