Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
Even though I had been boxing for three years, I had no idea that I can beat somebody in the ring.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. I can beat somebody in the ring.
The error is related to the incorrect form of the verb.
The sentence is in the past form so all the verbs should be in past tense as well.
Thus, "can" should be replaced with "could".
The correct sentence will be: Even though I had been boxing for three years, I had no idea that I could beat somebody in the ring.