The following sentence has been divided into four segments. One of them contains an error. Select the segment that contains the error from the given options.
Last night I dreamed that / I am looking for the/ abominable snowman high / up in the Himalayas.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. I am looking for the.
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The error lies in the tense inconsistency. In the context of a dream, which is a past event, the verb tense should match the past tense of the main clause.
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Therefore, "I was looking" (past continuous) is correct to align with "Last night I dreamed that." Using "I am looking" (present continuous) creates a tense mismatch because the dream is a past event, and the correct tense should reflect that.