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Harpreet Singh

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· 1 Months ago

by the time is followed by Simple past and preceded by past perfect

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

Her hair was messed up badly in the wind by the time she had reached the marriage hall.

Options:
A) Her hair was messed up
B) badly in the wind by the time
C) she had reached the marriage hall
D) No error
Solution:
Sol: (c) Omit “had” before “reached”.

Rule: By the time” is followed by simple past form of the verb.

saket

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· 1 Months ago

right

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