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    Question

    Given below is a sentence with an error. The error is in

    one part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given the options containing the parts of the sentence. Choose the option which contains the error. Despite being warned about the slippery roads, he drive confidently through the storm, unaware of the danger that awaited him around the next bend.
    A Despite being warned about the slippery roads, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B he drive confidently through the storm, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C unaware of the danger that Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D awaited him around the next bend. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb “drive” is incorrect in this past tense narrative. It should be “drove”, the past tense of drive. The corrected sentence is:"he drove confidently through the storm."

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