Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
I was surprised (1) / when the hostess smiled (2) / as if she saw me before. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Explanation: The error is in the use of the verb "saw". When reporting an action in the past, the past perfect subjunctive tense is used to talk about hypothetical situations and past actions that occurred before other past actions, especially in a conditional context like "as if".
Hence, the correct sentence would be: "I was surprised when the hostess smiled as if she had seen me before. "
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