Question

Find out the error in the following sentence, if any. If there is no error, your answer is 'E'.

He complained to the police (A) that his briefcase had been stolen (B) and that he was lifted (C) without any money (D). No Error (E)

• A. (A)
• B. (B)
• C. (C)
• D. (D)
• E. (E)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (C)

Part C of the sentence contains the error. 'lifted' needs to be replaced by 'left' which would make perfect sense. "He complained to the police that his briefcase had been stolen and that he was left without any money." 'Lifted' means raised to a higher position or level and 'left' means abandoned or to let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance.
So, option C is the correct answer as it contains the error and the other options are not because they are grammatically correct. Option E is not correct because the entire sentence does have an error.