Each sentence is divided into four parts, in which one has error in it. Choose the incorrect part as your answer choice. If all the parts are grammatically correct, choose “No Error” as your answer choice.

There was no indication(A)/ that a break-in had occurred (B)/other then the broken window (C)/ at the back of the house (D).

Correct option is C

The incorrect part is (C).

Detailed Analysis

• The Error: "...other then the broken window..."
• The Rule: This is a confusion between the homophones "than" and "then."
• Than is a conjunction used for comparisons or exceptions (e.g., "other than," "rather than," "more than").
• Then is an adverb used to indicate time or a sequence of events (e.g., "First this, then that").
• The Correction: Replace "then" with "than" because the sentence is identifying an exception to the "no indication" rule.
• Corrected Sentence: There was no indication that a break-in had occurred other than the broken window at the back of the house.

Comparison: Than vs. Then

Breakdown of Other Parts

• (A) There was no indication: Correct. Simple past tense using "there was" for a singular noun ("indication").
• (B) that a break-in had occurred: Correct. Uses the Past Perfect tense ("had occurred") because the break-in happened before the observation (the "indication") was made.
• (D) at the back of the house: Correct. Standard prepositional phrase indicating location.