Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

I have not saw / your sister since she / came to this city.

Options:

I have not saw

No error

your sister since she

came to this city

Correct Answer:

I have not saw

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → I have not saw

The error in the sentence "I have not saw your sister since she came to this city" lies in the use of "saw." In English, the past participle of "see" is "seen," not "saw." The correct form is "I have not seen your sister since she came to this city."

Here's a breakdown of the corrected sentence:

  • "I have not seen" is the correct past participle form of "see" when used with the present perfect tense.
  • "your sister" is the object of the verb "seen."
  • "since she came to this city" is a dependent clause that provides additional information about when the action occurred.

By using the correct past participle form, the sentence becomes grammatically accurate and conveys the intended meaning that the speaker has not seen the sister since she arrived in the city.