Identify the grammatical error in the sentence below.
The news that the plane had crashed will be coming as a terrible shock.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: will be coming
Explanation
• The subordinate clause describes a past event (had crashed), meaning the entire context is set in the past.
• Using the future continuous tense will be coming disrupts tense consistency.
• It should be replaced with the simple past tense came to match the past timeline.
• Correct Sentence: The news that the plane had crashed came as a terrible shock.