The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The monkeys swinged / on the branches and / jumped over the compound wall.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. The monkeys swinged.
- The first part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- The correct past tense form of the verb "swing" is "swung," not "swinged."
- Thus, the corrected sentence would be: The monkeys swung on the branches and jumped over the compound wall.