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.
The last time this competition was held at 2017.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e., held at 2017.
- The grammatical error in the sentence is the use of the preposition "at" with the year "2017".
- Years are not typically associated with a location, so the preposition "at" is not appropriate.
- When referring to years, the correct preposition to use is "in."
The correct sentence is:
The last time this competition was held in 2017.