The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My brother lost / his job during the lockdown, / but he had got / a new job now.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. but he had got.
- The past perfect tense "had got" is erroneous in this sentence.
- The sentence should use the present perfect tense consistently to maintain grammatical accuracy.
- The present perfect tense "has got" will be used to indicate the completion of an action in the past with relevance to the present.
Thus, the correct sentence would be "My brother lost his job during the lockdown, but he has got a new job now."