Read the given sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct, select "No error" as your answer.
No one heard (A)/ from him since the warehouse (B)/ caught fire during (C)/ the late night shift. (D)
Correct Answer :
A
Solution :
The correct answer is Option A.
Explanation:
The sentence is divided into four parts:
(A) No one heard
(B) from him since the warehouse
(C) caught fire during
(D) the late night shift.
Grammatical Analysis:
1. Tense Error in Part (A): The word "since" in Part (B) introduces a starting point in the past ("since the warehouse caught fire...") for an action or situation that continues up to the present.
2. Rule for "Since": When "since" denotes time from a specific point in the past until now, the verb in the main clause must be in the Present Perfect Tense (has/have + past participle) instead of the Simple Past Tense.
3. Using the Simple Past verb "heard" is grammatically incorrect in this context. It should be replaced with the Present Perfect form "has heard".
Corrected Sentence:
"No one has heard from him since the warehouse caught fire during the late night shift."
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