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.
An opportunity arise, and / he decided to take the / job in Brussels.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answear is option B i.e An opportunity arise, and.
- The given sentence contains a grammatical error.
- The correct form of the verb for the subject "opportunity" is "arose" instead of "arise."
- This sentence means that there was an opportunity, and the person being referred to in the sentence decided to take a job in Brussels.
- The verb "arose" is in the past tense of the verb "to arise," which means to occur, appear or become known.
Thus, the correct sentence is:
An opportunity arose, and he decided to take the job in Brussels.