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      Question

      In the following questions, a part of the sentence may

      contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error. If the sentence is grammatically correct, choose the option corresponding to “No error”. I haven’t seen my childhood friend from years, / but yesterday I ran into him / at the supermarket, / and we talked for almost an hour.
      A and we talked for almost an hour Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B but yesterday I ran into him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C at the supermarket, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D I haven’t seen my childhood friend from years, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The error lies in the phrase: → “from years” In English, duration with present perfect tense is expressed using: → “for + period of time” Correct expression: → “for years” Thus, the corrected sentence becomes: → “I haven’t seen my childhood friend for years…” Why other parts are correct: (a) grammatically correct compound clause (b) proper contrastive conjunction usage (c) correct prepositional phrase indicating place Hence, option (d).

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