Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Sarah writes a book that became a bestseller.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. wrote a book.
Error Concept: Tense mismatch
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"Writes" is present tense
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"Became" is past tense. They must match in time.
Correction: To maintain consistency, we change “writes” to “wrote”.
Corrected Sentence: Sarah wrote a book that became a bestseller.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.