Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error.
I have got / my M.A. degree / in 1988.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → I have got
The present perfect tense, have/has + past participle (V3), is not used with a fixed time in the past. "In 1988" is a fixed past time. So the verb must be in the simple past: got, not "have got".
Option 1: I have got — Error. “have got” should be “got”.
Option 2: my M.A. degree — No error.
Option 3: in 1988 — No error.
Corrected: I got my M.A. degree in 1988.