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Directions (1-6):In the following questions, a sentence is divided into four parts. Choose the part of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option “no error” as your answer choice.

Sarah barely managed (A)/ to reaches the station (B)/ just in time before (C)/ the train departed. (D)

Options

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

E

No error

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Correct Answer :

Option B

B

B

Solution :

To identify the grammatical error in the sentence, let's analyze each part step-by-step:


1. Part (A): "Sarah barely managed"
This part introduces the subject "Sarah" followed by the adverb "barely" and the past tense verb "managed". This is grammatically correct and sets the sentence in the past tense.


2. Part (B): "to reaches the station"
This part contains a grammatical error. The verb "managed" is followed by an infinitive construction. In English, a full infinitive is formed using "to" + the base form of the verb (infinitive without "to").
Here, "reaches" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "reach". The base form is "reach". Therefore, "to reaches" should be corrected to "to reach".


3. Part (C): "just in time before"
This phrase is grammatically correct and contextually idiomatic, indicating that she arrived at the station with very little time to spare before the next event.


4. Part (D): "the train departed."
This part consists of the subject "the train" and the past tense verb "departed", matching the past tense established in Part (A). This is grammatically correct.


Consequently, the error lies in Part (B) of the sentence.

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