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".
My husband was work, so I went shopping.
(1) My husband
(2) was work
(3) I went shopping.
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
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Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The error is in the second option.
Explanation: In English, when we describe ongoing actions or states, we use the present continuous tense or the past continuous tense.
However, in this sentence, the preposition "at" can be used to indicate that the husband is at his place of work.
The correct sentence should be: "My husband was at work, so I went shopping."
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