Today she was an accomplished (a) / singer because she had trained (b) / under an acclaimed guru in her youth. (c) / No error. (d)
Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is an <strong>ERROR</strong> in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. If there is <strong>NO ERROR</strong>, indicate your response as (d).
- A. (a) ✓
- B. (b)
- C. (c)
- D. (d)
Correct Answer: A. (a)
Explanation
The sentence describes a present state ('Today'), so the past tense verb 'was' is incorrect and should be 'is'.
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