Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She was based in Washington and having the reputation of being brilliant, honest and diligent.

Correct option is D

Option (d) contains an error.
The sentence incorrectly uses “and having the reputation” instead of “and had the reputation” because the main verb “was” is in past tense, so the parallel verb must also be in the same tense. The structure should be “She was based in Washington and had the reputation…”
Grammatical rule used: When two verbs are joined by ‘and’, they must agree in tense to maintain parallelism.
Example: She was intelligent and worked hard. (Correct)
Incorrect: She was intelligent and working hard.
Information booster: Always ensure that verb tenses remain consistent in a single sentence unless a time shift is clearly intended.