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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
As they driven through the dark, twisting lane down which they had walked earlier, Lucius heard the whistling of the night air in his ears.

A.

down which they had walked earlier, Lucius heard

B.

No error

C.

the whistling of the night air in his ears.

D.

As they driven through the dark, twisting lane

Correct option is D

Option (d) contains an error.
The correct form should be "As they drove through the dark, twisting lane" because "driven" is the past participle and "drove" is the simple past tense which is appropriate for simple past tense.
Correct sentence is: As they drove through the dark, twisting lane down which they had walked earlier, Lucius heard the whistling of the night air in his ears.

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