The following sentence has been divided into parts. Select the part that contains a grammatical error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Isaac Newton, a name that may still be seen / today, cut into the wood of a window-sill at / the king’s school, where he study Grammar and Latin.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. the King’s school, where he study Grammar and Latin.
Error Concept: Incorrect verb form used in the past tense context.
What is wrong: The verb “study” is incorrectly in present tense.
Grammar Concept: When describing past events, verbs should be in the past tense.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, the sentence is describing something Isaac Newton did in the past, so “study” should be changed to “studied.”
Correction: Replace “study” with “studied.”
Corrected phrase: the King’s school, where he studied Grammar and Latin.
Final Sentence: Isaac Newton, a name that may still be seen today, cut into the wood of a window-sill at the King’s school, where he studied Grammar and Latin.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.