Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
My aunt came from Switzerland by the flight which was landing at 5:00 a.m. yesterday.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. flight which was landing.
Error concept: Incorrect tense and article usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “flight which was landing” is grammatically wrong because the flight landed (completed action) at 5:00 a.m., not “was landing” (continuous action).
Also, the article “the” before “flight” is unnecessary here.
Grammatical concept: When referring to a completed action in the past, we use the simple past tense — landed, not was landing.
And before general nouns like flight (not specified earlier), we use “a” instead of “the.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “was landing” suggests the action was in progress, but since the sentence refers to a specific completed flight, it should be “that landed.”
How to correct: Replace “flight which was landing” with “flight that landed.”
Correct phrase / correction: flight that landed
Final sentence: My aunt came from Switzerland by a flight that landed at 5:00 a.m. yesterday.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.