Question

The following sentence has been divided into parts. Select the part that contains a grammatical error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. A tiger be strayed into a village / at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, entered a / cowshed and killed three cows last night.

• A. at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, entered a
• B. A tiger be strayed into a village
• C. cowshed and killed three cows last night.
• D. No error.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A tiger be strayed into a village

• The Error: The phrase "A tiger be strayed" is grammatically incorrect. Incorrect Auxiliary: The word "be" is the base form of the verb and cannot be used directly as an auxiliary verb in this context. Tense Consistency: The rest of the sentence uses the Simple Past Tense ("entered" and "killed"). Therefore, the first verb must also be in the Simple Past. Active Voice: Since the tiger performed the action of moving into the village, we use the active voice. The verb "stray" (to wander) is an intransitive verb. Correction: The sentence should read: "A tiger strayed into a village..." or "A tiger had strayed into a village..."