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    Question

    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error and select the option which rectifies that error. If no error is present then mark option 5 i.e., 'no error' as your answer.

    The book that I (1)/ have bought yesterday was (2)/

    quite interesting and (3)/ filled with suspense. (4)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is in part 2. The verb "have bought" should not be used with a specific time reference like "yesterday." It should be in the simple past tense. The correct sentence is: "The book that I bought yesterday was quite interesting and filled with suspense."

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