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Verbs in a past narrative stay in the past tense

This type of question, asked 6 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 25 Jul 2023 S2, 10 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S3. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Jul 2023 S1

    95
    The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Karan call the restaurant / to ask if he could / reserve a table for tomorrow.

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  2. Question 2

    24 Jul 2023 S3

    83
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I play / cricket in / my childhood / with my sister.

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  3. Question 3

    25 Jul 2023 S2

    86
    The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. All the horses, except one, always / behaved in a rough manner when / Robert come to clean the stable.

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  4. Question 4

    10 Sep 2024 S1

    79
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. After the concert was over, / they go to a restaurant, / had dinner together / and talked until midnight.

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  5. Question 5

    13 Sep 2024 S2

    91
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. After I retire, I started a second career / as a writer and published several books / which allowed me to share my stories / and insights with a wider audience.

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  6. Question 6

    25 Sep 2024 S3

    86
    Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. While I was walking to the store, my friend calls me and ask for a favour.

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