Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Spot Error

Question:

The following sentence is grammatically incorrect:

A great person use to lived in this house.

Correct the sentence above by choosing the most appropriate option:

Options:

A great person lived to use in that house.

A great person used to lived in that house.

A great person used to live in this house.

A great person use to lived in that house.

Correct Answer:

A great person used to live in this house.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → A great person used to live in this house.

The original sentence is incorrect because:

  1. The phrase "use to" should be corrected to "used to" when referring to a past habit or state.
  2. The verb "lived" should be replaced with "live" to avoid double past tense after "used to."

The corrected sentence maintains proper grammar:
"A great person used to live in this house."