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    Identify the part which has an error in it. She discovered / to her horror / that she swallowed a fly / while drinking tea.
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    Identify the part which has an error in it.
    She discovered / to her horror / that she swallowed a fly / while drinking tea.

    A.

    She discovered

    B.

    to her horror

    C.

    that she swallowed a fly

    D.

    while drinking tea

    Correct option is C


    Error part: (c) that she swallowed a fly
    What is wrong (in detail):
    • Main verb is discovered (past), so the action that happened during drinking should be in Past Continuous to show an ongoing action.
    • “swallowed” (simple past) is less appropriate here; expected: was swallowing / had swallowed depending on meaning.
    Most suitable correction (with given context):
    • She discovered to her horror that she had swallowed a fly while drinking tea.
    Grammatical Rule (English):
    • Use Past Perfect for the earlier past action discovered later (discover → had swallowed).
    व्याकरणिक नियम (Hindi):
    • जब कोई घटना बाद में पता चले (discover) और घटना पहले हो चुकी हो, तो पहले वाली क्रिया के लिए Past Perfect (had + V³) आता है।
    Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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