Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error.
He continued staring at the elephant, as if he had not see one before.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. as if he had not see.
- In the original sentence, there is a subject-verb agreement error in the clause "he had not see."
- The correct form is "he had not seen," which is the past participle of the verb "see."
- The correct sentence uses the past perfect tense ("had not seen") to indicate an action that didn't ever before another past action ("continued staring at the elephant").
Thus, the corrected sentence would be: He continued staring at the elephant, as if he had not seen one before.