Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 17)
Directions to Solve
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
17.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'They had been'
Discussion:
50 comments Page 3 of 5.
Anurag said:
1 decade ago
According to the basic rules of tenses we always use a past perfect continuous tense for verbs that were happening in the past and are still happening at the moment at which we describe it.
Now as they were friends until their quarrel and after that their friendship broke so the sentence must take past perfect continuous.
Now as they were friends until their quarrel and after that their friendship broke so the sentence must take past perfect continuous.
Pranith said:
1 decade ago
Basic grammar depicts tells past perfect is used in past tense.
Ragav said:
1 decade ago
Two actions taken in past then first action should be in past perfect and next should be in simple past.
Avlon Frost said:
1 decade ago
Could it be 'They were good friends'?
Vishal said:
10 years ago
They were very close friends until they quarreled, can't this be right?
Ankur said:
9 years ago
Can we write this sentence as "They were very close friends until they quarreled"?
Preeti said:
9 years ago
Why not? "they are very close friends".
Divya priya said:
9 years ago
Finally, What is the error found? can anyone say?
Sujithra Ramesh said:
9 years ago
Why can't it be'They were'?
Sushant said:
9 years ago
Its also correct but the sentence contains the use of have so had is more appropriate for this sentence but '"they were'" is also correct according to me.
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