The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Her friends were not able / to attend her marriage / because they are / in another country at that time.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. because they are.
- The error is related to the incorrect form of the verb.
- The sentence is in the past form so all the verbs should be in past tense as well.
- Thus, "are" should be replaced with "were".
The correct sentence will be: Her friends were not able to attend her marriage because they were in another country at that time.