Parts of the given 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 Minister announced that the bridge would constructed within a week.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. that the bridge would constructed.
- The part of the sentence that contains an error is: would constructed
- The correct form of the verb in this sentence should be "would be constructed" instead of "would constructed."
- The second part of the sentence is in the passive voice.
- In the corrected version, the error will be fixed by adding the auxiliary verb "be" after "would" to form the correct past tense passive construction.
The corrected sentence would be: The Minister announced that the bridge would be constructed within a week.