The sentence given below is in parts. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
(A) Crossing the terraced cultivated land
(B) the father went to the edge of the steep hill
(C) and called out repeatedly to his son
(D) but receives no answer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D)
Consistency of tense:
- Actions in one narrative that happen in sequence are kept in the same tense.
- The sentence narrates past events: the father went and called out, both in the simple past.
- The last action must also be in the past: "but received no answer", not the present "receives".
Example: She knocked on the door but got no reply.
(A) Crossing the terraced cultivated land — No error.
- A participle phrase describing what the father was doing.
(B) the father went to the edge of the steep hill — No error.
- Simple past "went".
(C) and called out repeatedly to his son — No error.
- Simple past "called out", matching "went".
(D) but receives no answer — Error.
- "receives" should be received.
- Correct form: but received no answer