Question

The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Choose the option that has the incorrect word and the correction against it.

He moved through the row and sit on a chair.

• A. Incorrect = sit, Correction = sat
• B. Incorrect= sit, Correct= would have sat
• C. Incorrect= sit, Correct= sitting
• D. Incorrect= sit, Correct= will have sat

Answer 1

The correct option is A Incorrect = sit, Correction = sat

The given sentence is in simple past form as can be inferred from the word 'moved'. Therefore the accompanying verb in the sentence 'sit' should also be in its simple past form which is 'sat'. Therefore options B, C and D are incorrect.

Whereas other options are not in simple past form, therefore, are incorrect. Option A is the correct answer.