The sentence has been divided into three parts, identify the error segment in the sentence given below. Choose no error if there is no error in the sentence.
Before the meeting/began, he will have already/ left for his lunch break
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. began, he will have already.
The error occurs because the sentence mixes two different tenses, which makes it grammatically incorrect.
The first part, "Before the meeting began," is in the past tense. To maintain consistency, the second part also needs to be in the past tense.
The correct past perfect tense, "he had already left," indicates that his departure happened before the meeting started.
Using "he will have already" incorrectly shifts to the future perfect tense, which doesn't fit with the past context of the meeting.