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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). The reaction of the leadership in the US,/ a key ally of both Qatar and Israel, has made it clear/ that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gone ahead with the attack /while keeping the Americans in the dark.
    A The reaction of the leadership in the US Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B a key ally of both Qatar and Israel, has made it clear Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gone ahead with the attack Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D while keeping the Americans in the dark. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb tense is incorrect. The phrase should be "had gone ahead" or "went ahead." The past perfect tense "had gone" is needed to show that Netanyahu's action occurred before the reaction of the US leadership. Alternatively, the simple past "went" is also a grammatically correct option.

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