The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The photographer climb / the tree and took pictures / of the leopard / chasing its prey.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The photographer climb
- The first part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- The given sentence is in the past tense. Therefore, the verbs should also be in the past tense.
- When there are two or more that verbs have the same subject the verbs should always be parallel.
- Thus, the verb should be in the same sentence.
- Since two actions i.e., "climbed the tree" and "took pictures" are taking place at the same time, thus, they should be in the same tense.
The correct sentence:
The photographer climbed the tree and took pictures of the leopard chasing its prey.