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    Question

    In the following questions, sentences are given with a

    part in bold. The given phrase in bold may or may not contain an error. If a phrase has an error, one of the options following can replace the incorrect phrase. The correct phrase which replaces the erroneous phrase will be your answer. If the sentence is correct then select ‘No improvement required’ as your answer. Despite her vast experience and credentials, she was not consider for the position due to internal politics.
    A she has not consider for the position. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B she was not considered for the position. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C she had not considered for the position. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D she was not being considered to the position. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    After a passive construction (was + past participle), the verb must be in past participle form — "considered", not "consider". So grammatically correct sentence is option B

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