Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
He said that it was the first time (1) / that such a trick (2) / is discovered. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The verb "is" should be replaced with "was" in order to make the sentence obey the past tense rule. Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the verbs in the reported speech should also be in the past tense to maintain tense consistency.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: He said that it was the first time that such a trick was discovered.
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