The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
If I wrote an email / to my boss now, / he will react / by yelling at me tomorrow in the morning.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. If I wrote an email.
Error concept: Incorrect tense usage in conditional sentence.
What is wrong: The sentence is intended to express a real present/future condition, but “If I wrote” is past tense, which is incorrect here.
Grammatical concept:
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For real present/future conditions, use If + present tense, will + verb.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “wrote” makes the condition unreal or hypothetical, which does not match the context of a future reaction.
How to correct: Replace “wrote” with “write.”
Correct phrase/ correction: If I write an email
Final sentence: If I write an email to my boss now, he will react by yelling at me tomorrow in the morning.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.