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Given below are four sentences, out of which one sentence is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which points out the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the sentences are correct, then choose 'No error' as the answer.

Options

A

The officer denied receiving any complaint from the public.

B

He was too exhausted to continued with the assignment.

C

The verdict was announced after a brief recess.

D

She handled the situation with remarkable patience.

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Correct Answer :

Option B

He was too exhausted to continued with the assignment.

Solution :

The correct answer is: He was too exhausted to continued with the assignment.


Step-by-step Explanation:


1. Analyze the targeted sentence:
In the sentence, "He was too exhausted to continued with the assignment.", look closely at the infinitive structure following the word "to".


2. Grammar Rule (Infinitive Verb Form):
An infinitive verb phrase consists of to + base form of the verb (infinitive form). The base form of the verb "continued" is "continue". Therefore, using the past tense "continued" after "to" is grammatically incorrect.


3. Corrected Sentence:
"He was too exhausted to continue with the assignment."


4. Verification of other options:
• "The officer denied receiving any complaint from the public." – Correct standard sentence structure using gerund "receiving" after "denied".
• "The verdict was announced after a brief recess." – Correct passive voice construction.
• "She handled the situation with remarkable patience." – Correct simple past tense sentence.

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