Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
I could not take his car because it was repairing.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. was repairing.
Error concept: Incorrect verb form
What is wrong: "was repairing" implies the car was performing the action, which is incorrect because a car cannot repair itself.
Grammatical concept: The correct structure for passive voice is was being repaired when the subject is receiving the action.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using "was repairing" (active voice) with an inanimate subject (car) is incorrect.
How to correct: Use was being repaired to show that the car was under repair.
Correct phrase / correction: was being repaired
Final sentence: I could not take his car because it was being repaired.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.