The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When Mayank came, / I shall go / with him to / the circus.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. When Mayank came.
The error in the original sentence is in the verb tense agreement.
The issue is that the past tense "came" in this segment conflicts with the use of the future tense "shall go" in the following segment.
In this case, "comes" is appropriate.
This suggests that whenever "Mayank comes" as a regular occurrence or in the future.
In conditional statements, especially those expressing future conditions, use "comes" in the if-clause to indicate a possible future event.
So, the correct sentence would be: When Mayank comes, I shall go with him to the circus.