Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
They eating three apples after last night's dinner.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The Correct answer is option 4 i.e. eating.
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The underlined part "eating" is the error in the sentence.
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The correct form of the verb in this context should be "ate" to indicate past tense.
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Therefore, the corrected sentence would be:
"They ate three apples after last night's dinner."