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    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.
    A the thief who Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B in the bus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C steal the purse Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D She watched Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sentence describes an action in the past (watched) and another action that was happening simultaneously (stealing the purse). When describing simultaneous actions, we use the "-ing" form of the verb. In this case, the correct usage is "stealing" instead of "steal."

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