The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He finally / recalled that / the thieves have leave / from the front door
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e the thieves have leave.
- The error is related to the verb tense.
- In this case, the present perfect tense "have leave" is incorrect.
- The correct form should be in the past tense, as the action of leaving occurred before the recalling in the past.
- The correct phrase should be "the thieves had left."
- Corrected sentence: He finally recalled that the thieves had left from the front door.