Question

    Directions: In each of the questions, a sentence has

    been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. Identify that fragment and mark it as your answer. Mark (E) if the sentence contains no error. Shail started a very small business (A)/ three years ago, but it grew (B)/ very fast as the country is (C)/ experiencing a boom at that time. (D)/ No error (E)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sentence should be in the past tense to maintain consistency with the time frame indicated by "three years ago." Therefore, "is" should be corrected to "was" to match the past tense

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