Question

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:

• A. The manager
• B. has been accused of
• C. being disloyal to the company
• D. the charges were subsequently drop

Hint:

When using "were" as the auxiliary verb in a passive construction, the main verb should be in its past participle form.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the sentence.
The sentence describes an event where the manager has been accused of disloyalty to the company, but the focus is on the grammatical error in the phrase “the charges were subsequently drop.”
Step 2: Analyzing the error.
In the option “the charges were subsequently drop,” the verb “drop” should be in its past participle form “dropped” to maintain the correct grammatical structure. The correct sentence should be “the charges were subsequently dropped.”
Step 3: Conclusion.
Thus, the error lies in option (4), where “drop” should be “dropped.”