Question

Given below sentence. A part of each sentence is underlined which may contain an error. Replace the underlined part with the right choice
The BCCI has arranged a grand reception for the cricket team who returned home after winning the Sharja tournament.

• A. who will be returning home after winning
• B. who returned to home after winning
• C. who returned home after winning
• D. who had returned home after winning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

In this question, we need to identify the correct part to replace the underlined section of the sentence in order to make it grammatically correct. Let's analyze each option:

• Original Sentence: The BCCI has arranged a grand reception for the cricket team who returned home after winning the Sharja tournament.

1. Option 1: who will be returning home after winning

   Explanation: This option suggests a future action which is not consistent with the rest of the sentence. The phrase "has arranged" suggests a completed arrangement, and "will be returning" indicates a future action, which causes a tense mismatch.

2. Option 2: who returned to home after winning

   Explanation: The phrase "returned to home" is incorrect in standard English usage. The correct usage would be "returned home" without the preposition "to". Thus, this option is incorrect.

3. Option 3: who returned home after winning

   Explanation: This option is grammatically correct and aligns with the context of the sentence, indicating the team's past action of returning home after winning the tournament. This is the correct replacement for the underlined portion.

4. Option 4: who had returned home after winning

   Explanation: The use of past perfect tense "had returned" would require another past action, earlier than "returning home", which is not provided in this sentence. Hence, this creates a tense inconsistency.

Conclusion: The correct option is "who returned home after winning."