The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She told me / her name but / I'm not remembering / it now.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. I'm not remembering.
Error concept: Incorrect use of the present continuous tense with a stative verb.
What is wrong: The phrase “I’m not remembering” is grammatically incorrect because “remember” is a stative verb, which describes a state of mind or feeling — and such verbs are not used in the continuous form.
Grammatical concept:
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Stative verbs (e.g., know, believe, remember, understand, like, want) express states, not actions.
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These verbs are used in simple tenses, not continuous tenses.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The action of remembering is a state, not something done actively or continuously. The correct tense is simple present — “I don’t remember.”
How to correct: Replace “I’m not remembering” with “I don’t remember.”
Correct phrase / correction: I don’t remember
Final sentence: She told me her name but I don’t remember it now.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.