Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The poor man saves the money (1) / but then he began to worry (2) / that thieves might take it away (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
The sentence is in the past tense, and the word "saves " is in the simple present tense. So, the verb "saves " should be replaced with "saved", which is a simple past tense.
Therefore, the correct statement would be: "The poor man saved money, but then he began to worry that thieves might take it away."
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