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.
A tiger be strayed into a village / at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, entered a / cowshed and killed three cows last night.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. A tiger be strayed into a village.
Error Concept: related to the incorrect use of verb form.
What is wrong: The phrase “be strayed” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammar Concept: The correct past form of the verb stray is strayed. The auxiliary be is not required here.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “be strayed” makes the sentence ungrammatical, as it mixes an unnecessary auxiliary with the main verb.
Correction: Replace “be strayed” with “strayed”.
Corrected phrase: A tiger strayed into a village.
Final sentence: A tiger strayed into a village at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, entered a cowshed and killed three cows last night.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.