Question

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

If you apologise for having (A) fail in keeping your promises (B) your friends will forgive (C) you for sure. (D) No Error (E)

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

(B)

Part B of the sentence contains the error. 'Fail' should be replaced with the past participle 'failed' for the sentence to be grammatically correct. When one action happens before another action, we "having+past participle" to refer to the first action. "......for having failed in keeping your promises..." is the correct usage.

Hence option B is the correct answer and options A, C and D are incorrect because the rest of the sentence is grammatically correct. Option E is incorrect because the sentence does have an error.