Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The corresponding letter of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, then choose option ‘No error’ as your answer response. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

By the time the news (A)/ crew arrived, the (B)/ storm already reached (C)/ its peak intensity. (D)

Correct option is C

Correct answer: C

Correct sentence

By the time the news crew arrived, the storm had already reached its peak intensity.

Explanation

The sentence describes two past actions:

·       the storm reaching peak intensity (earlier action)

·       the news crew arriving (later action)

For the earlier past action, we use past perfect tense:

·       Incorrect: “storm already reached”

·       Correct: “storm had already reached”

Error analysis

Part A: Correct – “By the time the news” is fine.

Part B: Correct – “crew arrived” is proper.

Part C: Incorrect – should be “had already reached” instead of “already reached”.

Part D: Correct – “its peak intensity” is fine.

Conclusion

Error is in Part C due to incorrect tense usage.