Question

Select the part of the sentence that has an error in it. If the sentence is correct, select "No Error".

I went to his house but couldn't see him because he went out before I arrived. No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is C c

Let’s examine the sentence: “I went to his house but couldn't see him because he went out before I arrived.” The clause after “because” states that the action of his going out had taken place already. So, this clause should be in past perfect tense to express the completion of the action. . Past perfect tense indicates that an action was completed (finished or "perfected") at some point in the past before something else happened. This tense is formed with the past tense form of "to have," i.e. had, plus the past participle of the verb. So, the verbs “had gone” should replace the verb “went” after “he” in the sentence. The correct sentence would be, “I went to his house but couldn't see him because he had gone out before I arrived.” So, the error is in Part c of the sentence. Hence, Option C is the correct answer.