Question 33
POST_UTME_IMS_U
•
2025
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ENGLISH
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objective
SHARED STIMULUS
By the time I arrived, they had already left.
The following sentence contains a tense error. Identify the error and explain why it is incorrect.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is incorrect because the past perfect tense 'had already left' is used with the past simple tense 'arrived'.
B.
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is incorrect because the past simple tense 'arrived' is used with the past perfect tense 'had already left'.
C.
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is incorrect because the past perfect tense 'had already left' is used with the past perfect tense 'arrived'.
D.
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is grammatically correct.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is incorrect because the past perfect tense 'had already left' is used with the past simple tense 'arrived'.
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