The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He said that / he had want / to read a / novel by Enid Blyton.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. he had want.
- The segment "he had want" is grammatically incorrect because it uses the past perfect tense ("had") followed by the base form of the verb ("want").
- In this case, the past perfect tense is not necessary.
- The simple past tense "wanted" is more appropriate for expressing the past action of wanting to read a novel.
- Therefore, the correct segment should be "he wanted."