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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.
The Prime Minister chair a high-level meeting / with senior officials / to review the Covid situation.

A.

with senior officials

B.

The Prime Minister chair a high-level meeting

C.

to review the Covid situation

D.

No error

Correct option is B

Option (b) contains an error.
The verb "chair" is in the base form, which is incorrect. The correct form should be "chaired" to match the past tense context.
Correct sentence: The Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting...
Grammatical rule used:
When reporting an action that has already taken place, the past tense form of the verb should be used.
Example:
Incorrect – He walk to school yesterday.
Correct – He walked to school yesterday.
Information Booster: In reported events, especially in official or news reporting, past tense is usually used.

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