Question
The book that I (1)/ have bought yesterday was (2)/ quite interesting and (3)/ filled with suspense. (4)
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 5i.e., 'no error' as your 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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