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In each of the questions given below, four sentences have been given. One out of four sentences may or may not contain an error. Find out which of the following sentence has an error. If all the sentences are error-free then choose ‘ All are correct’ as your answer choice.

Options

A

Countries have announced their commitment to lofty environmental goals.

B

The foundation stone of the India gate was called the All India War Memorial.

C

Social media platforms regularly manage user content on their website.

D

The slowdown in investment didn’t happened because companies were making losses.

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Correct Answer :

Option D

The slowdown in investment didn’t happened because companies were making losses.

Solution :

The correct option containing an error is: "The slowdown in investment didn’t happened because companies were making losses."


Explanation and Grammatical Rule:
In English grammar, when using auxiliary verbs like do, does, or did (including their negative forms: don't, doesn't, didn't), the main verb that follows must always be in its base form (infinitive without 'to').


In the given sentence, the auxiliary verb "didn't" (past tense of do) is paired with "happened" (past tense form). Using two past tense indicators together creates an incorrect double past tense error.


Correction:
• Incorrect: ...didn't happened...
• Correct: ...didn't happen...


Corrected Sentence:
"The slowdown in investment didn’t happen because companies were making losses."


All other given options are grammatically correct and error-free.

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