Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The man who / was committed / the theft last night / was caught this evening.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'was committed'.
Key Points
- The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'committed' should be used instead of 'was committed'.
- The error in the given sentence is that the verb "was committed" is in the passive voice, which means that it is unclear who committed the theft. To correct the sentence, the passive voice should be changed to the active voice 'committed'.
- The verb "commit" is a regular verb, which means that it follows the typical conjugation pattern for English verbs. In the past simple tense, the verb "commit" takes the form "committed." In the past participle form, the verb "commit" also takes the form "committed."
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.
Correct Sentence: The man who committed the theft last night was caught this evening.
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